43.1% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
0850, NT · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 0850, NT
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common الأعلى achievements for adults in postcode 0850. While university degrees have risen to 17.9% since 2011, this area remains well below the national figure for higher education. It is a region where school completion rates are climbing, though they still sit far below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 43.1% completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, although the rate has risen by 8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 0850, NT, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in the Northern Territory or across Australia, where 26.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In postcode 0850, 17.9% have reached this level, a figure that has grown by 5.4 percentage points over the last decade.
17.9% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 0850, NT, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in management and commerce (13.2%) or engineering (12.1%). Other common fields include society and culture at 10.8% and health at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools for its children, with 4.63 schools per 1,000 students. Most are government-run (87.5%) and half of the schools are primary, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest for similar areas.
4.63
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
1,737
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
217
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
860
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 0850, NT
8 schools — 1,737 students, average ICSEA 860.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Clyde Fenton Primary School, Katherine | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 114 | 693 |
| Katherine School Of The Air, Katherine | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 137 | 931 |
| Katherine High School, Katherine East | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 468 | 797 |
| Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 295 | 991 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, Katherine | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 299 | 974 |
| MacFarlane Primary School, Katherine East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 189 | 665 |
| Kintore Street School, Katherine | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 55 | 757 |
| Katherine South Primary School, Katherine South | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 180 | 907 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 0850, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0850/0850-nt/topic/education