53.5% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
0885, NT · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 0885, NT
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school and earned degrees in postcode 0885 than in most similar areas. This reflects a growing trend in education, with the number of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents, 53.5%, have completed Year 12. This is well above the Northern Territory figure of 49.8%, though it remains well below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 0885, NT, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.6% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the Northern Territory's 21.5%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.7% of the population.
24.6% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 0885, NT, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in Engineering and related fields at 18.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.5% and Education at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school serving the area. This school has an average advantage score of 888, which is among the lowest for its level.
4.00
Higher than 58% 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).
203
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
203
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
888
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 0885, NT
1 school — 203 students, average ICSEA 888.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Alyangula Area School, Alyangula | Government | Combined | 0.1 km | 203 | 888 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 0885, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0885/0885-nt/topic/education