5.2% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flynn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Flynn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few people in Flynn have finished high school or gone on to university, which shapes the local skill set. Only 5.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Education levels are much lower than in other areas, with 51% of people leaving school in Year 9 or below. This is far below the 58.8% of Australians who finish Year 12.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flynn, Year 9 or below is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Northern Territory figure of 21.5% and the national figure of 26.3%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are many schools nearby—10 within 3 km—the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. The 10 local schools are split evenly between government and independent providers, with Catholic schools making up 20%.
37.04
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
272
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Flynn
10 schools — 2,722 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Independent 4 · Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Araluen Christian College, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 104 | 997 |
| Living Waters Lutheran School, Alice Springs | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 131 | 1,029 |
| Larapinta Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 285 | 909 |
| Bradshaw Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 381 | 918 |
| Yipirinya School, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 186 | 729 |
| Centralian Middle School, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 338 | 816 |
| Gillen Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 230 | 807 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School, Alice Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 82 | — |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Alice Springs | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 823 | 1,028 |
| Alice Springs Steiner School, Ross | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 162 | 1,085 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70104/flynn/topic/education