16.7% ▲ +58.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandover - Plenty · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Sandover - Plenty
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 42 percentage points separates the Year 12 completion rate in Sandover - Plenty from the national figure. Only 16.7% of people here finished high school, which is far below the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia. This reflects a community where formal schooling levels are among the lowest in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 16.7% of residents completed Year 12, although this rose 6.1 points since 2011. Most people's highest year of school was Year 9 or below (31.1%) or Year 10 (29.8%).
Highest year of school
View on map →Sandover - Plenty splits fairly evenly between Year 9 or below (36%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 12 at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 4.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and has barely changed since 2011.
4.1% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Sandover - Plenty, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Certificate I / II (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in education (7.7%), society and culture (6.9%), and management and commerce (6.6%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, with 8 schools serving 519 students. However, these schools are among the smallest and lowest-advantaged in the region, and 87.5% are government-run combined schools.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.91
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 75% 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).
519
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
65
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
618
Lower than 99% 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 Sandover - Plenty
10 schools — 935 students, average ICSEA 764.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 7 · Primary 3
| Harts Range School, Atitjere | Government | Combined | 54.4 km | 56 | 638 |
| Bonya School, Anatye | Government | Combined | 90.6 km | 7 | 579 |
| Alcoota School, Engawala | Government | Combined | 107.4 km | 33 | 610 |
| Arlparra School, Utopia | Government | Combined | 139.9 km | 165 | 595 |
| Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School, Santa Teresa | Catholic | Combined | 147.5 km | 111 | 622 |
| Amoonguna School, Amoonguna | Government | Primary | 162.8 km | 18 | 610 |
| Larapinta Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 170.0 km | 285 | 909 |
| Living Waters Lutheran School, Alice Springs | Independent | Primary | 170.2 km | 131 | 1,029 |
| Ampilatwatja School, Ampilatwatja | Government | Combined | 173.1 km | 92 | 616 |
| Titjikala School, Titjikala | Government | Combined | 212.6 km | 37 | 698 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandover - Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011052/sandover-plenty/topic/education