74.3% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 74.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woolner · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woolner
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 43% of adults in Woolner hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most highly qualified places in the region, with a strong emphasis on university education and high school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the Northern Territory and national figures, with 74.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is among the highest rates seen at this level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woolner, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 43.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the Northern Territory and the Australian average.
43.1% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 43.1%
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 Woolner, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Postgraduate degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 28.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woolner has 10 schools within 3km, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than those in most other areas.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
433
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woolner
10 schools — 4,327 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 5
| Parap Primary School, Parap | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 405 | 1,066 |
| Stuart Park Primary School, Stuart Park | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 492 | 1,054 |
| Ludmilla Primary School, Ludmilla | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 132 | 905 |
| St John's Catholic College, The Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 287 | 957 |
| Darwin Middle School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 663 | 1,065 |
| SEDA College NT, Fannie Bay | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 150 | 980 |
| Darwin High School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,286 | 1,050 |
| Northern Territory School of Distance Education, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 252 | 837 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Darwin | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 180 | 1,076 |
| Larrakeyah Primary School, Larrakeyah | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 480 | 1,086 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woolner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70293/woolner/topic/education