44.2% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Katherine · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Katherine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Katherine have finished school and gained degrees since 2011. While 44.2% of residents have now completed Year 12, this figure remains far below the national average. A growing number of adults also hold university degrees, although the area still trails both the Territory and the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose by 7.4 points since 2011 to 44.2%, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8%. This rate is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Katherine, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 5.0 points since 2011 to 17.3%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.3% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Katherine, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 13.9%, followed by management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Katherine has 8 schools with a total of 1,737 enrolments, most of which are government primary or combined schools. The average school advantage score is 860, which is much lower than most areas.
8
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.69
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,737
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
217
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
860
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Katherine
8 schools — 1,737 students, average ICSEA 860.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Katherine High School, Katherine East | Government | Secondary | — | 468 | 797 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, Katherine | Catholic | Combined | — | 299 | 974 |
| Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine East | Government | Primary | — | 295 | 991 |
| MacFarlane Primary School, Katherine East | Government | Primary | — | 189 | 665 |
| Katherine South Primary School, Katherine South | Government | Primary | — | 180 | 907 |
| Katherine School Of The Air, Katherine | Government | Combined | — | 137 | 931 |
| Clyde Fenton Primary School, Katherine | Government | Primary | — | 114 | 693 |
| Kintore Street School, Katherine | Government | Combined | — | 55 | 757 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA72200/katherine/topic/education