69.3% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Larrakeyah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Larrakeyah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty per cent of adults in Larrakeyah hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of tertiary education is mirrored in school results, where the area is much more likely to see students finish Year 12 compared to the rest of the territory.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 70% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and much higher than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Larrakeyah, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 40% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
40.0% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 40.0%
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 Larrakeyah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.9%, followed by society and culture at 14% and engineering at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in the area have a much higher advantage score than most, with eight schools located within 3km. Half of these are primary schools and half are secondary.
1.84
Lower than 75% 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 Larrakeyah
8 schools — 4,045 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 4
| Larrakeyah Primary School, Larrakeyah | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 480 | 1,086 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Darwin | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 180 | 1,076 |
| Northern Territory School of Distance Education, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 252 | 837 |
| Darwin High School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,286 | 1,050 |
| St John's Catholic College, The Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 287 | 957 |
| Darwin Middle School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 663 | 1,065 |
| Stuart Park Primary School, Stuart Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 492 | 1,054 |
| Parap Primary School, Parap | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 405 | 1,066 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Larrakeyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70159/larrakeyah/topic/education