54.6% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wulagi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wulagi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 5 percentage points exists between Wulagi and the national figure for university degrees, though the area still performs better than most similar places. Over half of residents have finished Year 12, and about 21% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 54.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the Northern Territory figure, it remains well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wulagi, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.2% of the population, a figure about the same as the Northern Territory average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.2%.
21.2% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 Wulagi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Wulagi are most often in management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 22 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas, although the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most. Most of these are government-run primary schools.
1.57
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
295
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wulagi
22 schools — 6,484 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 7
| Wulagi Primary School, Wulagi | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 144 | 890 |
| Sanderson Middle School, Malak | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 328 | 863 |
| Leanyer Primary School, Leanyer | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 538 | 1,024 |
| Anula Primary School, Anula | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 388 | 1,006 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 213 | 944 |
| Malak Primary School, Malak | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 148 | 770 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 243 | 1,035 |
| Wanguri Primary School, Wanguri | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 327 | 987 |
| Top End School of Flexible Learning, Malak | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 123 | 789 |
| Moil Primary School, Moil | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 167 | 970 |
| Casuarina Senior College, Moil | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 690 | 949 |
| O'Loughlin Catholic College, Karama | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 599 | 1,025 |
| Alawa Primary School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 259 | 1,011 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Karama | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 248 | 968 |
| Henbury School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 195 | 894 |
| Nemarluk School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 170 | 929 |
| Dripstone Middle School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 605 | 994 |
| Jingili Primary School, Jingili | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 235 | 997 |
| Nakara Primary School, Nakara | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 409 | 1,051 |
| Karama Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 173 | 769 |
| Manunda Terrace Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 189 | 792 |
| NT Christian College, Marrara | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 93 | 987 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wulagi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70294/wulagi/topic/education