61.5% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Durack · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Durack
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Durack have climbed steadily since 2011. The area now stands out for its high proportion of school leavers, with 61.5% of residents completing Year 12, a figure far above the Northern Territory average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than six in ten people here finished Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Durack, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Northern Territory's 21.5%.
24.0% ▲ +79.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 Durack, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Government primary schools make up the majority of the sector at 75%.
1.06
Lower than 91% 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).
474
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
922
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Durack
8 schools — 3,790 students, average ICSEA 922.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 474 | 1,017 |
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 409 | 914 |
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 283 | 808 |
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 365 | 1,008 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,267 | 884 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 165 | 983 |
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 616 | 978 |
| Moulden Primary School, Moulden | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 211 | 753 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70084/durack/topic/education