29.3% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low school completion rates shape daily life in Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem, where only 29.3% of people have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure and among the lowest levels seen in similar areas, though the rate has risen slightly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Northern Territory average, with 29.3% of people reaching this milestone. Other common milestones include Year 10 for 25.1% of residents and Year 9 or below for 17.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (34%) and Year 10 (29%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 6.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common, held by 26.4% of people.
6.8% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 - Tiwi - West Arnhem, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications relate to engineering (10.2%), education (8.8%), and society and culture (8.8%). Management and commerce follow at 8.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though average school sizes are among the lowest. Most students attend government schools (67.9%) and 82.1% of schools serve both primary and secondary students.
28
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.93
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,574
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
92
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
661
Lower than 99% 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 Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem
28 schools — 2,574 students, average ICSEA 661.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Combined 23 · Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Maningrida College, Maningrida | Government | Combined | — | 584 | 601 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College, Wadeye | Catholic | Combined | — | 467 | 622 |
| Gunbalanya School, Gunbalanya | Government | Combined | — | 231 | 668 |
| Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary School, Wurrumiyanga | Catholic | Primary | — | 167 | 684 |
| Jabiru Area School, Jabiru | Government | Combined | — | 149 | 778 |
| Batchelor Area School, Batchelor | Government | Combined | — | 105 | 723 |
| Nganmarriyanga School, Nganmarriyanga | Government | Combined | — | 99 | 596 |
| Xavier Catholic College, Bathurst Island | Catholic | Secondary | — | 92 | 636 |
| Warruwi School, Warruwi | Government | Combined | — | 79 | 639 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School, Daly River | Catholic | Combined | — | 78 | 724 |
| Tiwi College, Tiwi Islands | Independent | Combined | — | 77 | 738 |
| Peppimenarti School, Peppimenarti | Government | Combined | — | 62 | 622 |
| Adelaide River School, Adelaide River | Government | Combined | — | 50 | 855 |
| Milikapiti School, Milikapiti | Government | Combined | — | 44 | 688 |
| Dundee Beach School, Dundee Beach | Government | Combined | — | 42 | 922 |
| Woolianna School, Daly River | Government | Combined | — | 37 | 668 |
| Nawarddeken Academy Kunmayali School, West Arnhem Land | Independent | Secondary | — | 34 | 687 |
| Mamaruni School, Minjilang | Government | Combined | — | 33 | 626 |
| Pularumpi School, Pirlangimpi | Government | Combined | — | 32 | 663 |
| Pine Creek School, Pine Creek | Government | Combined | — | 29 | 683 |
| Belyuen School, Belyuen | Government | Combined | — | 21 | 661 |
| Nganambala School, Peppimenarti | Government | Combined | — | 21 | 674 |
| Nawarddeken Academy Manmoyi School, West Arnhem Land | Independent | Combined | — | 11 | 558 |
| Nawarddeken Academy Mamadawerre School, West Arnhem Land | Independent | Combined | — | 8 | 640 |
| Nawarddeken Academy Kabulwarnamyo School, West Arnhem Land | Independent | Combined | — | 7 | 712 |
| Douglas Daly School, Douglas-Daly | Government | Primary | — | 5 | 1,022 |
| Tipperary Station School, Tipperary | Government | Primary | — | 5 | 911 |
| Woolaning School, Litchfield Park | Government | Combined | — | 5 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70203/daly-tiwi-west-arnhem/topic/education