59.9% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alawa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alawa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning define daily life in Alawa, where 29.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and far exceeds the Northern Territory average. These strong educational outcomes are reflected in the local population's high rate of school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far above the Northern Territory rate of 49.8% and a little above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alawa, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People in Alawa are much more likely to hold high-level degrees than those in most other areas, with bachelor degrees being the most common qualification at 26.1%.
29.8% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
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 Alawa, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering at 14.2% and society and culture at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have easy access to education with 21 schools within 3 km, a figure larger than about 90% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
4.59
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality 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).
339
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alawa
21 schools — 7,120 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Nemarluk School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 170 | 929 |
| Alawa Primary School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 259 | 1,011 |
| Casuarina Senior College, Moil | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 690 | 949 |
| Jingili Primary School, Jingili | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 235 | 997 |
| Nakara Primary School, Nakara | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 409 | 1,051 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 213 | 944 |
| Moil Primary School, Moil | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 167 | 970 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 243 | 1,035 |
| Wanguri Primary School, Wanguri | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 327 | 987 |
| Henbury School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 195 | 894 |
| Dripstone Middle School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 605 | 994 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Rapid Creek | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 221 | 1,077 |
| The Essington School, Rapid Creek | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 782 | 1,128 |
| Millner Primary School, Millner | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 171 | 911 |
| Wulagi Primary School, Wulagi | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 144 | 890 |
| Nightcliff Middle School, Nightcliff | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 409 | 986 |
| Anula Primary School, Anula | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 388 | 1,006 |
| Nightcliff Primary School, Nightcliff | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 478 | 1,063 |
| Sanderson Middle School, Malak | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 328 | 863 |
| Leanyer Primary School, Leanyer | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 538 | 1,024 |
| Malak Primary School, Malak | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 148 | 770 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70003/alawa/topic/education