59.0% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moil · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moil
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of Moil residents have completed Year 12, making it a well-educated area. Most adults here hold a qualification, with a particular focus on degrees and trade certificates. This trend is reflected in the high proportion of people who finished high school compared to the rest of the Territory.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59% of people here finished Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Northern Territory figure of 49.8%. This result is about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moil, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly one in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the Territory average. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IV for 27.3% of residents and diplomas for 13.1%.
23.8% ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Moil splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by engineering at 14.7% and society and culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moil has easy access to education, with 24 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
4.46
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
337
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moil
24 schools — 8,090 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Moil Primary School, Moil | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 167 | 970 |
| Casuarina Senior College, Moil | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 690 | 949 |
| Jingili Primary School, Jingili | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 235 | 997 |
| Alawa Primary School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 259 | 1,011 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 213 | 944 |
| Nemarluk School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 170 | 929 |
| Anula Primary School, Anula | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 388 | 1,006 |
| Wulagi Primary School, Wulagi | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 144 | 890 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 243 | 1,035 |
| Sanderson Middle School, Malak | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 328 | 863 |
| Wanguri Primary School, Wanguri | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 327 | 987 |
| Nakara Primary School, Nakara | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 409 | 1,051 |
| Henbury School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 195 | 894 |
| Malak Primary School, Malak | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 148 | 770 |
| Millner Primary School, Millner | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 171 | 911 |
| Dripstone Middle School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 605 | 994 |
| Leanyer Primary School, Leanyer | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 538 | 1,024 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Rapid Creek | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 221 | 1,077 |
| Top End School of Flexible Learning, Malak | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 123 | 789 |
| The Essington School, Rapid Creek | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 782 | 1,128 |
| O'Loughlin Catholic College, Karama | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 599 | 1,025 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Karama | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 248 | 968 |
| Nightcliff Middle School, Nightcliff | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 409 | 986 |
| Nightcliff Primary School, Nightcliff | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 478 | 1,063 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70192/moil/topic/education