49.6% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karama · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Karama
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Karama have finished high school compared to the national average, though the number of people with degrees is climbing. About half of the adults here have completed Year 12, a figure that has risen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.6% of people finished Year 12, which is roughly the same as the Northern Territory figure but well below the Australian average. This is an improvement from 2011, when only 40.5% had finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karama, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with 18.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, though it has risen by 5.1 percentage points over the last decade.
18.0% ▲ +39.0%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Karama, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3km, providing a high number of schools per child, though these are often much smaller than those in other areas. The 2,020 enrolments are split equally between government and independent sectors, with Catholic schools making up the remaining 20%.
5.25
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 87% 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).
2,020
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
202
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
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 Karama
10 schools — 2,020 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Independent 4 · Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| NT Christian College, Marrara | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 93 | 987 |
| Marrara Christian College, Marrara | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 289 | 962 |
| Manunda Terrace Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 189 | 792 |
| Karama Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 173 | 769 |
| Australian International Islamic College Darwin, Berrimah | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 40 | 1,071 |
| Milkwood Steiner School, Berrimah | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 118 | 1,053 |
| Top End School of Flexible Learning, Malak | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 123 | 789 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Karama | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 248 | 968 |
| O'Loughlin Catholic College, Karama | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 599 | 1,025 |
| Malak Primary School, Malak | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 148 | 770 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70016/karama/topic/education