42.2% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Litchfield · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Litchfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Litchfield have completed high school or earned a degree compared to the rest of the country. While Year 12 completion has risen to 42.2% since 2011, this remains far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.2% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the Northern Territory average and far below the Australian figure. This is a slight improvement from 2011, when the rate was 35.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Litchfield, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 12% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 40.6% of residents.
12.0% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Litchfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related subjects are the most popular field of qualification at 21.6%, followed by management and commerce at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Litchfield has 10 schools, with 70% being government-run and mostly primary institutions. The average school size of 398 is higher than most areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
10
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.58
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,983
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
398
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Litchfield
10 schools — 3,983 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Howard Springs | Independent | Combined | — | 1,117 | 1,025 |
| Taminmin College, Humpty Doo | Government | Secondary | — | 1,049 | 937 |
| Humpty Doo Primary School, Humpty Doo | Government | Primary | — | 362 | 924 |
| Girraween Primary School, Girraween | Government | Primary | — | 312 | 978 |
| Bees Creek Primary School, Freds Pass | Government | Primary | — | 283 | 976 |
| Howard Springs Primary School, Howard Springs | Government | Primary | — | 277 | 951 |
| Sattler Christian College, Freds Pass | Independent | Combined | — | 245 | 997 |
| Berry Springs Primary School, Berry Springs | Government | Primary | — | 213 | 939 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Humpty Doo | Catholic | Primary | — | 107 | 979 |
| Middle Point School, Middle Point | Government | Primary | — | 18 | 753 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Litchfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA72300/litchfield/topic/education