57.8% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.0%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
0870, NT · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 0870, NT
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of the adults in postcode 0870 have finished Year 12, making it a well-educated area for the region. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong presence of university degrees, with the proportion of people holding a bachelor's degree or higher rising significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has jumped 13 points since 2011 to reach 57.8%. This is well above the Northern Territory figure and just slightly below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 0870, NT, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 28.9% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is well above the Territory average and has risen by 9.7 points since 2011.
28.9% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →0870, NT splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in health (16.4%), management and commerce (15.2%), and society and culture (15.1%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number for areas at this level. While school enrolments are higher than 83% of similar areas, the average school advantage score is much lower than most.
3.06
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 88% 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).
3,815
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
293
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 0870, NT
13 schools — 3,815 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| Bradshaw Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 381 | 918 |
| Yipirinya School, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 186 | 729 |
| Centralian Middle School, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 338 | 816 |
| Gillen Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 230 | 807 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School, Alice Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 5.7 km | 82 | — |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Alice Springs | Catholic | Combined | 5.9 km | 823 | 1,028 |
| Alice Springs School Of The Air, Alice Springs | Government | Combined | 6.5 km | 77 | 1,025 |
| Braitling Primary School, Braitling | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 218 | 911 |
| St Philip's College, Alice Springs | Independent | Secondary | 7.1 km | 502 | 1,031 |
| Ross Park Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 413 | 1,040 |
| Centralian Senior College, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 7.9 km | 351 | 879 |
| Sadadeen Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 118 | 793 |
| Acacia Hill School, Sadadeen | Government | Combined | 8.1 km | 96 | 789 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 0870, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0870/0870-nt/topic/education