73.6% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 73.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rapid Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rapid Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Rapid Creek hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as a highly educated area. This professional profile is reflected in the schooling data, where 73.6% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 73.6% of people reaching this level. This is far above the national figure and the Northern Territory rate of 49.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rapid Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high proportion of university graduates, with 49.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
49.3% ▲ +69.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 49.3%
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 Rapid Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (26%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, at 16.9%, followed closely by health at 16.6% and society and culture at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. The schools here have a higher average advantage score than most other places, and 81.3% are government schools.
5.15
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
348
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rapid Creek
16 schools — 5,574 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| The Essington School, Rapid Creek | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 782 | 1,128 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Rapid Creek | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 221 | 1,077 |
| Nightcliff Middle School, Nightcliff | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 409 | 986 |
| Nightcliff Primary School, Nightcliff | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 478 | 1,063 |
| Millner Primary School, Millner | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 171 | 911 |
| Nemarluk School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 170 | 929 |
| Jingili Primary School, Jingili | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 235 | 997 |
| Alawa Primary School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 259 | 1,011 |
| Casuarina Senior College, Moil | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 690 | 949 |
| Nakara Primary School, Nakara | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 409 | 1,051 |
| Moil Primary School, Moil | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 167 | 970 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 213 | 944 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 243 | 1,035 |
| Dripstone Middle School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 605 | 994 |
| Henbury School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 195 | 894 |
| Wanguri Primary School, Wanguri | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 327 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rapid Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70231/rapid-creek/topic/education