68.7% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darwin City · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Darwin City
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Darwin City, where 38.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This high rate of university qualification is matched by a strong trend in school completion, with 68.7% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has jumped 14 points since 2011 to 68.7%, a figure that is far above the Northern Territory's 49.8% and well above the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darwin City, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 38.1% of the population, which is far above both the state and national figures. This has risen by 14 points over the last decade, with 31.3% of residents holding a bachelor degree.
38.1% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 38.1%
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 Darwin City, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.9%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools in the area, and while the number of enrolments is lower than most similar areas, there are more schools per 1,000 children than usual.
10
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.70
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4,327
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
433
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Darwin City
10 schools — 4,327 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Secondary 5 · Primary 5
| Darwin High School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | — | 1,286 | 1,050 |
| Darwin Middle School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | — | 663 | 1,065 |
| Stuart Park Primary School, Stuart Park | Government | Primary | — | 492 | 1,054 |
| Larrakeyah Primary School, Larrakeyah | Government | Primary | — | 480 | 1,086 |
| Parap Primary School, Parap | Government | Primary | — | 405 | 1,066 |
| St John's Catholic College, The Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | — | 287 | 957 |
| Northern Territory School of Distance Education, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | — | 252 | 837 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Darwin | Catholic | Primary | — | 180 | 1,076 |
| SEDA College NT, Fannie Bay | Independent | Secondary | — | 150 | 980 |
| Ludmilla Primary School, Ludmilla | Government | Primary | — | 132 | 905 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darwin City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70101/darwin-city/topic/education