48.7% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Malak · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Malak
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of residents in Malak have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. While many people hold vocational certificates, university degrees are far less common here than across the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.7% of people finished Year 12, a figure slightly below the Northern Territory average and far below the national rate. Other common outcomes include 17.6% finishing Year 10 and 12.2% finishing Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Malak, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 18.4% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.9% of residents.
18.4% ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Malak, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Malak most often studied management and commerce (15.9%) or engineering and related fields (14.1%). Society and culture is the next most common area of study at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Malak has 25 schools within 3 km, one of the largest numbers for an area of this level. Most are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than in most other areas.
4.41
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
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).
277
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Malak
25 schools — 6,931 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Malak Primary School, Malak | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 148 | 770 |
| Top End School of Flexible Learning, Malak | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 123 | 789 |
| O'Loughlin Catholic College, Karama | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 599 | 1,025 |
| Sanderson Middle School, Malak | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 328 | 863 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Karama | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 248 | 968 |
| Anula Primary School, Anula | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 388 | 1,006 |
| Karama Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 173 | 769 |
| Wulagi Primary School, Wulagi | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 144 | 890 |
| Manunda Terrace Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 189 | 792 |
| Leanyer Primary School, Leanyer | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 538 | 1,024 |
| NT Christian College, Marrara | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 93 | 987 |
| Marrara Christian College, Marrara | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 289 | 962 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 213 | 944 |
| Moil Primary School, Moil | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 167 | 970 |
| Casuarina Senior College, Moil | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 690 | 949 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 243 | 1,035 |
| Wanguri Primary School, Wanguri | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 327 | 987 |
| Milkwood Steiner School, Berrimah | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 118 | 1,053 |
| Alawa Primary School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 259 | 1,011 |
| Australian International Islamic College Darwin, Berrimah | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 40 | 1,071 |
| Jingili Primary School, Jingili | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 235 | 997 |
| Nemarluk School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 170 | 929 |
| Henbury School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 195 | 894 |
| Dripstone Middle School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 605 | 994 |
| Nakara Primary School, Nakara | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 409 | 1,051 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Malak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70169/malak/topic/education