49.6% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Larapinta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Larapinta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Larapinta have finished high school or hold university degrees than in most similar areas. While about half the population completed Year 12, the area still sits well below the national figure for school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is about the same as the Northern Territory average but well below the Australian figure. Many others stopped at Year 10 (17.5%) or Year 11 (13.7%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Larapinta, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, a rate higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 31.7% of residents.
20.3% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 Larapinta, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.5%, followed by society and culture at 14.6% and health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are eight schools within 3 km, more than 80% of similar areas, though the average school size of 215 is lower than most. These schools have some of the lowest advantage scores at this level.
3.34
Lower than 54% 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).
215
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
893
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Larapinta
8 schools — 1,720 students, average ICSEA 893.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Larapinta Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 285 | 909 |
| Living Waters Lutheran School, Alice Springs | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 131 | 1,029 |
| Yipirinya School, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 186 | 729 |
| Alice Springs School Of The Air, Alice Springs | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 77 | 1,025 |
| Araluen Christian College, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 104 | 997 |
| Braitling Primary School, Braitling | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 218 | 911 |
| Bradshaw Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 381 | 918 |
| Centralian Middle School, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 338 | 816 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Larapinta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70158/larapinta/topic/education