59.2% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Side · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in East Side
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 32% of adults in East Side hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure far above the Northern Territory average. This highly qualified community has seen steady growth in education, with university degrees and Year 12 completion rates both climbing since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the Northern Territory figure and has risen by 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Side, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 32.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, far above both the territory and national figures.
32.6% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 32.6%
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 Side, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 17.5%, followed by health at 15.7% and management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four government schools in the area, providing a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school size is much smaller than usual.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.61
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% 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).
978
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
245
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
928
Lower than 87% 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 East Side
13 schools — 3,815 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| Acacia Hill School, Sadadeen | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 96 | 789 |
| Centralian Senior College, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 351 | 879 |
| Sadadeen Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 118 | 793 |
| Ross Park Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 413 | 1,040 |
| St Philip's College, Alice Springs | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 502 | 1,031 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Alice Springs | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 823 | 1,028 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School, Alice Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 82 | — |
| Braitling Primary School, Braitling | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 218 | 911 |
| Gillen Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 230 | 807 |
| Alice Springs School Of The Air, Alice Springs | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 77 | 1,025 |
| Centralian Middle School, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 338 | 816 |
| Yipirinya School, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 186 | 729 |
| Bradshaw Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 381 | 918 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Side [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011046/east-side/topic/education