41.0% ▲ +65.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Winnellie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Winnellie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Winnellie finished high school than in other parts of the country, with only 41% completing Year 12. This lower rate of formal schooling is a key feature of the local adult population. While university degrees are less common, there is a strong focus on trade-based qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41% of people here finished Year 12, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and far below the Australian average of 58.8%. Roughly 13.8% of residents left school after Year 10 or Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Winnellie, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 33.1% of people.
15.2% ▲ +369.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Winnellie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 19%, followed by architecture and building at 9.9%. Health and society and culture both account for 6.3% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Winnellie has 15 schools within 3km, more than about 86% of similar areas, and these schools have an advantage score higher than most. Over half are government schools, with a typical size of 369 students.
15
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).
369
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Winnellie
15 schools — 5,539 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Ludmilla Primary School, Ludmilla | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 132 | 905 |
| Australian International Islamic College Darwin, Berrimah | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 40 | 1,071 |
| Haileybury Rendall School, Berrimah | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 970 | 1,082 |
| Parap Primary School, Parap | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 405 | 1,066 |
| Marrara Christian College, Marrara | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 289 | 962 |
| Stuart Park Primary School, Stuart Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 492 | 1,054 |
| NT Christian College, Marrara | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 93 | 987 |
| Milkwood Steiner School, Berrimah | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 118 | 1,053 |
| Karama Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 173 | 769 |
| Manunda Terrace Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 189 | 792 |
| SEDA College NT, Fannie Bay | Independent | Secondary | 5.1 km | 150 | 980 |
| St John's Catholic College, The Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 287 | 957 |
| Darwin Middle School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 663 | 1,065 |
| Darwin High School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 1,286 | 1,050 |
| Northern Territory School of Distance Education, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 252 | 837 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Winnellie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70290/winnellie/topic/education