19.4% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ngaanyatjarraku · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Ngaanyatjarraku
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few people in Ngaanyatjarraku have completed high school compared to other areas. Only 19.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of low formal schooling is mirrored in the high number of residents who left school in Year 10 or earlier.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is among the lowest for similar areas at 19.4%, though this is a slight rise from 18% in 2011. Roughly 27% of the population finished school at Year 10, and 23.9% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Ngaanyatjarraku splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (28%), with Year 12 at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 6.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
6.2% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Ngaanyatjarraku, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Education at 12.1% and Society and Culture at 8.5%. Health and Engineering follow at 6.6% and 5.9% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school that serves as a combined facility. While the school has 298 enrolments, this is smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.47
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
298
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
298
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Ngaanyatjarraku
1 school — 298 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Ngaanyatjarra Lands School, Ngaanyatjarra-Giles | Government | Combined | — | 298 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ngaanyatjarraku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56620/ngaanyatjarraku/topic/education