45.4% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodroffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Woodroffe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Woodroffe, held by 41.1% of the population. This is an area where university degrees and high school completion rates are much lower than the national figures, though both have risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8% and well below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. However, this is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 36.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodroffe, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the area, a figure that is far below the national average and well below the Northern Territory. This has risen slightly from 8.6% in 2011.
11.8% ▲ +36.7%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Woodroffe, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related subjects at 18.8%, followed by management and commerce at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woodroffe has two primary schools, which is fewer than most similar areas, though there are 2.68 schools per 1,000 children. The average school size of 246 students is much lower than in most other areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.68
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
492
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
246
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
889
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 Woodroffe
14 schools — 6,295 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Woodroffe Primary School, Woodroffe | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 327 | 842 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 165 | 983 |
| Moulden Primary School, Moulden | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 211 | 753 |
| Forrest Parade School, Bellamack | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 118 | 939 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,267 | 884 |
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 283 | 808 |
| Rosebery Primary School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 349 | 964 |
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 616 | 978 |
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 409 | 914 |
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 365 | 1,008 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Zuccoli | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 379 | 1,027 |
| Zuccoli Primary School, Zuccoli | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 537 | 989 |
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 474 | 1,017 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Johnston | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 795 | 1,001 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodroffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041044/woodroffe/topic/education