65.9% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Johns · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mount Johns
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees define daily life in Mount Johns, where 65.9% of residents have completed Year 12. This is well above the national figure and represents a significant increase from a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 11 points since 2011 to 65.9%, a result far above the Northern Territory's 49.8% and well above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Johns, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 36.3% of the population, which is far above both the state and national figures. This proportion has grown by 13 points since 2011.
36.3% ▲ +55.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 36.3%
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 Mount Johns, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of qualification at 20.9%, followed by management and commerce at 16.2% and society and culture at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one Catholic school that is combined in type, with a typical size of 823 students, which is much higher than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.37
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 60% 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).
823
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
823
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 56% 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 Mount Johns
15 schools — 4,081 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Combined 6 · Primary 5 · Secondary 4
| Sadadeen Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 118 | 793 |
| Acacia Hill School, Sadadeen | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 96 | 789 |
| Centralian Senior College, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 351 | 879 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Alice Springs | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 823 | 1,028 |
| Ross Park Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 413 | 1,040 |
| Alice Springs Steiner School, Ross | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 162 | 1,085 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School, Alice Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 82 | — |
| Gillen Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 230 | 807 |
| St Philip's College, Alice Springs | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 502 | 1,031 |
| Centralian Middle School, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 338 | 816 |
| Bradshaw Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 381 | 918 |
| Yipirinya School, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 186 | 729 |
| Araluen Christian College, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 104 | 997 |
| Braitling Primary School, Braitling | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 218 | 911 |
| Alice Springs School Of The Air, Alice Springs | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 77 | 1,025 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Johns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011049/mount-johns/topic/education