60.1% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coconut Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Coconut Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 32% of adults in Coconut Grove hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This high level of university education is matched by a strong trend in school completion, with 60.1% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that has risen 12 points since 2011. This is far above the Northern Territory average of 49.8% and a little above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coconut Grove, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with a bachelor degree or higher held by 32.7% of adults. This is far above the Northern Territory average and has risen 12 points since 2011.
32.7% ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 32.7%
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 Coconut Grove, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by health at 13.2% and society and culture at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3 km of the area, which is fewer than about 68% of similar areas.
12
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
Schools serving Coconut Grove
12 schools — 3,864 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Millner Primary School, Millner | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 171 | 911 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Rapid Creek | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 221 | 1,077 |
| Nightcliff Primary School, Nightcliff | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 478 | 1,063 |
| The Essington School, Rapid Creek | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 782 | 1,128 |
| Nightcliff Middle School, Nightcliff | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 409 | 986 |
| Jingili Primary School, Jingili | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 235 | 997 |
| Nemarluk School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 170 | 929 |
| Casuarina Senior College, Moil | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 690 | 949 |
| Moil Primary School, Moil | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 167 | 970 |
| Alawa Primary School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 259 | 1,011 |
| Ludmilla Primary School, Ludmilla | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 132 | 905 |
| SEDA College NT, Fannie Bay | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 150 | 980 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coconut Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021016/coconut-grove/topic/education