70.7% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darwin City · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Darwin City
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become much more common in Darwin City over the last decade. Now, 41.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure and the Northern Territory average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 70.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 49.8% seen across the Northern Territory.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darwin City, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A high proportion of residents hold advanced degrees, as 41.5% have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
41.5% ▲ +76.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 41.5%
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 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.1%, followed by society and culture at 11.6% and engineering at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have much higher advantage scores than most areas. While there are 8 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in other areas.
1.67
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
506
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Darwin City
8 schools — 4,045 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 4
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Darwin | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 180 | 1,076 |
| Larrakeyah Primary School, Larrakeyah | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 480 | 1,086 |
| Stuart Park Primary School, Stuart Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 492 | 1,054 |
| St John's Catholic College, The Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 287 | 957 |
| Northern Territory School of Distance Education, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 252 | 837 |
| Darwin High School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,286 | 1,050 |
| Darwin Middle School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 663 | 1,065 |
| Parap Primary School, Parap | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 405 | 1,066 |
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/sal/SAL70073/darwin-city/topic/education