5.5% ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belyuen · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Belyuen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 5.5% of people in Belyuen have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. This gap highlights a significant lack of formal schooling and higher qualifications across the community. The area faces deep educational challenges, with no adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very low here, with only 5.5% finishing Year 12, which is a drop of 6.1 points since 2011. Most residents left school earlier, with 39.4% reaching Year 10 and 34.6% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belyuen, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 9 or below (38%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the community hold a bachelor's degree, a result far below the Northern Territory figure of 21.5%. Instead, over half of those with qualifications hold a Certificate III or IV.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Belyuen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are architecture and building at 17.4% and education at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Belyuen has one small government school with 21 enrolments. While it is among the smallest schools in the region, the area has one of the highest rates of schools per 1,000 children.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
52.63
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
21
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
661
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Belyuen
1 school — 21 students, average ICSEA 661.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Belyuen School, Belyuen | Government | Combined | — | 21 | 661 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belyuen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70540/belyuen/topic/education