63.0% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Araluen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Araluen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High achievement levels mark Araluen, where residents are much more likely to hold advanced degrees than people in most similar areas. About 63% of people here finished Year 12, a figure well above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong in Araluen, with 63% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Northern Territory average of 49.8% and well above the 58.8% figure for Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Araluen, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A high proportion of adults hold university degrees, with 29.7% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and the Territory's 21.5%.
29.7% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Araluen splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are health at 18.2%, followed by management and commerce at 16.8% and society and culture at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score of 939 is much lower than most areas.
1.58
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
271
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Araluen
16 schools — 4,335 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Yipirinya School, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 186 | 729 |
| Araluen Christian College, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 104 | 997 |
| Bradshaw Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 381 | 918 |
| Centralian Middle School, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 338 | 816 |
| Gillen Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 230 | 807 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School, Alice Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 82 | — |
| Alice Springs School Of The Air, Alice Springs | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 77 | 1,025 |
| Larapinta Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 285 | 909 |
| Braitling Primary School, Braitling | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 218 | 911 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Alice Springs | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 823 | 1,028 |
| Living Waters Lutheran School, Alice Springs | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 131 | 1,029 |
| St Philip's College, Alice Springs | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 502 | 1,031 |
| Ross Park Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 413 | 1,040 |
| Centralian Senior College, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 351 | 879 |
| Sadadeen Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 118 | 793 |
| Acacia Hill School, Sadadeen | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 96 | 789 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Araluen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70015/araluen/topic/education