53.2% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marrara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marrara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study for qualified adults in Marrara. The area generally sees higher education levels than most similar places, with over half of residents completing Year 12. However, these figures still sit well below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of 49.8%. This result is higher than most areas, though it remains well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marrara, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.2% of the population, a result that is about the same as the Northern Territory average. This is higher than most similar areas, but well below the national figure of 26.3%.
22.2% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 Marrara, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most often in management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.8%. Other common areas of study include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Marrara has a very high number of schools relative to its children, with 9.85 schools per 1,000 kids. There are 28 schools within 3 km, and most are government primary schools.
9.85
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 88% 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).
293
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marrara
28 schools — 8,192 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Top End School of Flexible Learning, Malak | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 123 | 789 |
| Anula Primary School, Anula | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 388 | 1,006 |
| Malak Primary School, Malak | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 148 | 770 |
| Sanderson Middle School, Malak | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 328 | 863 |
| O'Loughlin Catholic College, Karama | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 599 | 1,025 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Karama | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 248 | 968 |
| Karama Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 173 | 769 |
| Wulagi Primary School, Wulagi | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 144 | 890 |
| Moil Primary School, Moil | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 167 | 970 |
| NT Christian College, Marrara | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 93 | 987 |
| Marrara Christian College, Marrara | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 289 | 962 |
| Manunda Terrace Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 189 | 792 |
| Casuarina Senior College, Moil | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 690 | 949 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 213 | 944 |
| Jingili Primary School, Jingili | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 235 | 997 |
| Australian International Islamic College Darwin, Berrimah | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 40 | 1,071 |
| Milkwood Steiner School, Berrimah | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 118 | 1,053 |
| Leanyer Primary School, Leanyer | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 538 | 1,024 |
| Alawa Primary School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 259 | 1,011 |
| Nemarluk School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 170 | 929 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 243 | 1,035 |
| Wanguri Primary School, Wanguri | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 327 | 987 |
| Millner Primary School, Millner | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 171 | 911 |
| Nakara Primary School, Nakara | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 409 | 1,051 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Rapid Creek | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 221 | 1,077 |
| The Essington School, Rapid Creek | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 782 | 1,128 |
| Nightcliff Middle School, Nightcliff | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 409 | 986 |
| Nightcliff Primary School, Nightcliff | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 478 | 1,063 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marrara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70178/marrara/topic/education