38.5% ▲ +53.6%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6798, OT · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6798, OT
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 38.5% of people in postcode 6798 have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While this is a low rate, the number of people completing high school has risen by 13 points since 2011. This reflects a general trend of increasing education levels across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is well below the average for other territories and far below the Australian average. The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 38.5%, followed by Year 10 at 12.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6798, OT, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.2% of the population, a figure far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 22.3% of residents.
11.2% ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 6798, OT, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are Engineering and related fields at 14.4%, and Management and commerce at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's schooling is provided entirely by the government sector through a single combined school. This school has an average size of 273 students, which is around the middle for its level.
3.53
Higher than 53% 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).
273
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
273
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6798, OT
1 school — 273 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Christmas Island District High School, Christmas Island | Government | Combined | 8.0 km | 273 | 996 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6798, OT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6798/6798-ot/topic/education