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Education & Qualifications in Rakula

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Agriculture and environment qualifications are the most common area of study in Rakula, where 30.8% of qualified residents studied this field. This sparsely populated area has low levels of formal schooling, with only 29.4% of people completing Year 12.

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Where Rakula sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rakula — lower than 88% of areas.

Rakula5.3%
0822, NT 6.2%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8% and Australia's 58.8%. The most common highest year of school finished in Rakula is Year 10, at 33.3%.

Completed Year 12

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29.4% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Rakula, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (39%) and Year 11 (8%).

Year 10 33.3% Year 12 29.4% Year 11 5.9% Year 9 or below 5.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 5.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here, held by 17.9% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.3% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Rakula splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (30%), with Certificate I / II at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Certificate I / II 10.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Besides agriculture and environment, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 12.8%, followed by education at 10.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Rakula, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 50%, followed by Management & commerce (21%) and Education (17%).

Agriculture & environment 30.8% Management & commerce 12.8% Education 10.3% Health 7.7%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There is one government-run combined school in the area. It is among the smallest of its kind, with a typical size of just 5 students.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 57% 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).

Schools in and around Rakula — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Rakula

1 school — 5 students.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Combined 1
Woolaning School, Litchfield Park Government Combined 23.2 km 5 —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rakula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70228/rakula/topic/education