24.0% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Daly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Daly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low school completion rates shape daily life in Daly, where only 24% of people have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011. It is an area where few adults hold university degrees, creating a landscape with very different educational needs compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 24% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8% and Australia's 58.8%. About 24.2% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Daly splits fairly evenly between Year 9 or below (28%) and Year 10 (28%), with Year 12 at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 4.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 23.7%.
4.7% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Daly, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (16%) and Bachelor degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 10.4%, followed by education at 8.4% and agriculture and environment at 7.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Daly has 8 schools, which is among the largest number for similar areas, though they are very small with an average of 42 students. The school advantage score is among the lowest for similar areas, and 87.5% of schools are government-run.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
16.63
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
336
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
42
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
662
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Daly
8 schools — 336 students, average ICSEA 662.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 6 · Primary 2
| Douglas Daly School, Douglas-Daly | Government | Primary | 32.1 km | 5 | 1,022 |
| Tipperary Station School, Tipperary | Government | Primary | 34.2 km | 5 | 911 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School, Daly River | Catholic | Combined | 44.1 km | 78 | 724 |
| Woolianna School, Daly River | Government | Combined | 47.9 km | 37 | 668 |
| Nganambala School, Peppimenarti | Government | Combined | 71.7 km | 21 | 674 |
| Pine Creek School, Pine Creek | Government | Combined | 95.9 km | 29 | 683 |
| Peppimenarti School, Peppimenarti | Government | Combined | 97.7 km | 62 | 622 |
| Nganmarriyanga School, Nganmarriyanga | Government | Combined | 123.1 km | 99 | 596 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031058/daly/topic/education