29.4% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Douglas-Daly · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Douglas-Daly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Douglas-Daly than in most other similar areas. Only 29.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in schooling is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are uncommon.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%, with only 29.4% of people reaching this milestone. Roughly 15.7% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Douglas-Daly, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 5.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 15.5% of the population.
5.4% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Douglas-Daly, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in Agriculture and Environment (9.5%) or Management and Commerce (8.6%). Engineering and related fields follow at 6.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school. While this school has a higher advantage score than most, it is very small with an average size of just 5 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
5
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Douglas-Daly
1 school — 5 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Douglas Daly School, Douglas-Daly | Government | Primary | 36.7 km | 5 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Douglas-Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70079/douglas-daly/topic/education