61.4% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Araluen · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Araluen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 60% of residents in Araluen have finished Year 12, marking a significant jump from a decade ago. This trend towards higher achievement is reflected in the adult population, where nearly a third hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has risen 16 points since 2011, with 61.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and a little above the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Araluen, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 30.2%, which is well above both the national and territory figures. This figure rose 11 points over the last ten years.
30.2% ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 30.2%
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 Araluen, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of qualification at 18.0%, followed by management and commerce at 16.4% and society and culture at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Araluen has 2.36 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. There are five schools within 3km, though they are smaller than usual with an average of 371 students per school.
2.36
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Lower than 94% of state electorate 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).
1,854
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
371
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Araluen
5 schools — 1,854 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Gillen Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 230 | 807 |
| Centralian Middle School, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 338 | 816 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Alice Springs | Catholic | Combined | 0.7 km | 823 | 1,028 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School, Alice Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 82 | — |
| Bradshaw Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 381 | 918 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Araluen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70002/araluen/topic/education