19.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Arm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in East Arm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of East Arm residents list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. This reflects a community with very low formal education levels, where only 19% of people have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 19% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 10, reached by 52.4% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Arm, Year 10 is the majority at 73%; Year 12 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in East Arm hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 21.5% seen across the Northern Territory and the 26.3% national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 East Arm, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 25%, ahead of Health (19%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km of the area, which is fewer than about 81% of similar areas.
8
Lower than 82% 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 East Arm
8 schools — 4,144 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Haileybury Rendall School, Berrimah | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 970 | 1,082 |
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 365 | 1,008 |
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 474 | 1,017 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,267 | 884 |
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 409 | 914 |
| Moulden Primary School, Moulden | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 211 | 753 |
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 283 | 808 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 165 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021017/east-arm/topic/education