59.1% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leanyer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leanyer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 60% of people in Leanyer have completed Year 12, making it a well-educated area. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong rate of university degrees, which is well above the Northern Territory average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is at 59.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Northern Territory figure of 49.8%. This is about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leanyer, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27.1% of the population. This is much higher than most areas and well above the 21.5% seen across the Northern Territory.
27.1% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Leanyer splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by health and engineering, both around 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 22 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. Most of these are government primary schools.
1.07
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
295
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leanyer
22 schools — 6,484 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 7
| Leanyer Primary School, Leanyer | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 538 | 1,024 |
| Wulagi Primary School, Wulagi | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 144 | 890 |
| Wanguri Primary School, Wanguri | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 327 | 987 |
| Sanderson Middle School, Malak | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 328 | 863 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 243 | 1,035 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 213 | 944 |
| Henbury School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 195 | 894 |
| Anula Primary School, Anula | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 388 | 1,006 |
| Malak Primary School, Malak | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 148 | 770 |
| Dripstone Middle School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 605 | 994 |
| Casuarina Senior College, Moil | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 690 | 949 |
| O'Loughlin Catholic College, Karama | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 599 | 1,025 |
| Nakara Primary School, Nakara | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 409 | 1,051 |
| Alawa Primary School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 259 | 1,011 |
| Top End School of Flexible Learning, Malak | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 123 | 789 |
| Moil Primary School, Moil | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 167 | 970 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Karama | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 248 | 968 |
| Nemarluk School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 170 | 929 |
| Jingili Primary School, Jingili | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 235 | 997 |
| Karama Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 173 | 769 |
| Manunda Terrace Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 189 | 792 |
| NT Christian College, Marrara | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 93 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leanyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70161/leanyer/topic/education