29.7% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Daly River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Daly River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Daly River has seen shifts over time, though school completion remains a challenge. Only 29.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. However, a surprising 18.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate that is actually higher than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory rate of 49.8%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 12 for 29.7% of residents, followed closely by Year 10 at 28.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Daly River splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 11 at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While bachelor degrees or higher are held by 18.3% of adults, this is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.7% of the population.
18.3% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 River, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Health, and Society and Culture each accounting for 13.2% of degrees. Agriculture and environment is also common at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These schools are small, with an average size of 58 students, and are split equally between Government and Catholic sectors.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
58
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
706
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Daly River
2 schools — 115 students, average ICSEA 706.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 2
| Woolianna School, Daly River | Government | Combined | 21.7 km | 37 | 668 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School, Daly River | Catholic | Combined | 25.4 km | 78 | 724 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Daly River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70071/daly-river/topic/education