14.0% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tanami · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Tanami
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of residents in Tanami have a highest school level of Year 9 or below. This makes the area's education levels far lower than the state and national figures, with only 14% of people finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 9 or below is the most common school level at 50.4%, while only 14% of people completed Year 12. This is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8% and has fallen by 2.2 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tanami, Year 9 or below is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 5.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion has fallen slightly to 5.9% from 6.9% in 2011, and is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas.
5.9% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Tanami, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Certificate I / II (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Education at 11.5%, Society and Culture at 8.8%, and Engineering and related fields at 8.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tanami has nine government schools, which is among the largest number of schools for an area of this type. These schools are small, with an average size of 46 students and a total of 410 enrolments.
9
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
12.48
Higher than 99% 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).
410
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
46
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
585
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 Tanami
10 schools — 574 students, average ICSEA 588.
By sector: Government 10
By type: Combined 10
| Nyirripi School, Nyirripi | Government | Combined | 179.9 km | 31 | 571 |
| Watiyawanu School, Mount Liebig | Government | Combined | 240.5 km | 40 | 528 |
| Papunya School, Papunya | Government | Combined | 247.6 km | 71 | 582 |
| Haasts Bluff School, Haasts Bluff | Government | Combined | 272.3 km | 15 | 625 |
| Mbunghara School, Papunya | Government | Combined | 275.3 km | 14 | 654 |
| Walungurru School, Kintore | Government | Combined | 297.9 km | 48 | 513 |
| Lajamanu School, Lajamanu | Government | Combined | 312.2 km | 164 | 598 |
| Areyonga School, Areyonga | Government | Combined | 351.1 km | 29 | 586 |
| Ntaria School, Hermannsburg | Government | Combined | 359.4 km | 155 | 613 |
| Wallace Rockhole School, Wallace Rockhole | Government | Combined | 392.7 km | 7 | 623 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tanami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011053/tanami/topic/education