20.3% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
0854, NT · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 0854, NT
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have completed high school or university in postcode 0854 than in most other areas. Only 20.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While these numbers are low, both school completion and university degrees have risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is among the lowest at this level, sitting far below the Northern Territory's 49.8% and Australia's 58.8%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10 at 26.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →0854, NT splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (29%), with Year 12 at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.3% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification held at 27.9%.
9.3% ▲ +123.8%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 0854, NT, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Education at 12.9%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size of 169 is lower than usual. All schools here are government-run combined institutions.
5.65
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% 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).
169
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
169
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
665
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 0854, NT
1 school — 169 students, average ICSEA 665.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Borroloola School, Borroloola | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 169 | 665 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 0854, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0854/0854-nt/topic/education