50.7% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Driver · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Driver
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 35% of adults in Driver hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While the typical resident is less likely to have finished high school than the national average, the number of people with degrees and Year 12 certificates has climbed steadily since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of residents have completed Year 12, which is about the same as the Northern Territory average but well below the Australian figure. This is an improvement for the area, as the rate rose by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Driver, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 19.2%, which is a little below the Northern Territory average and well below the national figure. This figure has grown by 8.4 percentage points over the last decade.
19.2% ▲ +77.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 Driver, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study for those with qualifications include management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.6% and society and culture at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Driver has two government schools with a total of 1,676 enrolments, and while the schools are larger than half of similar areas, they have some of the lowest advantage scores.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.21
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% 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).
1,676
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
838
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
891
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Driver
11 schools — 4,584 students, average ICSEA 920.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 409 | 914 |
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 283 | 808 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 165 | 983 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,267 | 884 |
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 474 | 1,017 |
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 365 | 1,008 |
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 616 | 978 |
| Woodroffe Primary School, Woodroffe | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 327 | 842 |
| Moulden Primary School, Moulden | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 211 | 753 |
| Forrest Parade School, Bellamack | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 118 | 939 |
| Rosebery Primary School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 349 | 964 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Driver [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041037/driver/topic/education