38.5% —
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Christmas Island · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Christmas Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country, which shapes the local skill set on Christmas Island. Only 38.5% of people completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in formal schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the territory average at 38.5%, and far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. About 12.9% of residents finished Year 10, while 11.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Christmas Island, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 11.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 22.3%.
11.2% —
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
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 Christmas Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 14.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
A single government school serves the area, which is smaller than most similar areas. Despite its size, it has an average school advantage score of 996, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.53
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
273
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
273
Higher than 57% 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 Christmas Island
1 school — 273 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Christmas Island District High School, Christmas Island | Government | Combined | — | 273 | 996 |
Sources
More for Christmas Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Christmas Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51710/christmas-island/topic/education