28.5% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coomalie · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Coomalie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Coomalie have finished high school, with only 28.5% completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure and reflects a local workforce where practical skills and certificates are more common than formal university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. While this figure rose slightly since 2011, most residents finished school at Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coomalie, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 10.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 23.4%.
10.7% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Coomalie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area are most often trained in Engineering (10.9%) or Management and Commerce (8.1%), followed by Education and Society and Culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has only two government schools, both of which are combined types. While the number of schools per 1,000 children is much higher than most areas, the typical school is much smaller, with just 78 students.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
9.76
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
155
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
78
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
766
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coomalie
2 schools — 155 students, average ICSEA 766.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 2
| Batchelor Area School, Batchelor | Government | Combined | — | 105 | 723 |
| Adelaide River School, Adelaide River | Government | Combined | — | 50 | 855 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coomalie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70700/coomalie/topic/education