58.4% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wanguri · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wanguri
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Wanguri hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified area. This level of education is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Northern Territory average. Residents here typically achieve higher levels of schooling than those in other parts of the territory.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.4% of people completed Year 12, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wanguri, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 26.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average.
26.7% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Wanguri splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 15.8%, followed by health at 14% and engineering at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3km, which is more than 89% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most places. Most local schools are government run (84.2%) and primary schools make up 68.4% of the sector.
2.67
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
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).
317
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wanguri
19 schools — 6,029 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 6
| Wanguri Primary School, Wanguri | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 327 | 987 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 243 | 1,035 |
| Henbury School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 195 | 894 |
| Dripstone Middle School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 605 | 994 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 213 | 944 |
| Nakara Primary School, Nakara | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 409 | 1,051 |
| Alawa Primary School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 259 | 1,011 |
| Leanyer Primary School, Leanyer | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 538 | 1,024 |
| Wulagi Primary School, Wulagi | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 144 | 890 |
| Casuarina Senior College, Moil | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 690 | 949 |
| Nemarluk School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 170 | 929 |
| Moil Primary School, Moil | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 167 | 970 |
| Sanderson Middle School, Malak | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 328 | 863 |
| Jingili Primary School, Jingili | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 235 | 997 |
| Anula Primary School, Anula | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 388 | 1,006 |
| Malak Primary School, Malak | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 148 | 770 |
| Top End School of Flexible Learning, Malak | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 123 | 789 |
| O'Loughlin Catholic College, Karama | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 599 | 1,025 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Karama | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 248 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wanguri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70280/wanguri/topic/education