40.2% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Northern Areas · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Northern Areas
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Northern Areas have completed Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 40.2% reaching this milestone. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area remains well below state and national figures for formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 54.6% seen in South Australia. This figure has improved, rising 7.8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Northern Areas, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.6% of residents.
12.0% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Northern Areas, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in engineering and related fields (17.8%), followed by health (12.8%) and education (10.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools in the area, providing a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. However, these schools are typically much smaller than those in other regions.
7
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.57
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
720
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
103
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Northern Areas
7 schools — 720 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Jamestown Community School, Jamestown | Government | Combined | — | 251 | 998 |
| Gladstone High School, Gladstone | Government | Secondary | — | 183 | 967 |
| Gladstone Primary School, Gladstone | Government | Primary | — | 79 | 980 |
| St James School, Jamestown | Catholic | Primary | — | 73 | 1,029 |
| Laura Primary School, Laura | Government | Primary | — | 62 | 993 |
| St Joseph's Parish School, Gladstone | Catholic | Primary | — | 53 | 1,046 |
| Spalding Primary School, Spalding | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 1,057 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Northern Areas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45120/northern-areas/topic/education