48.3% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nhulunbuy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Nhulunbuy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Nhulunbuy have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 48.3% completing Year 12. While university degrees are less common than the national figure, the area has a strong concentration of technical and professional qualifications in engineering and health.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Australian figure and slightly lower than the Territory average. This rate has also fallen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nhulunbuy, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the Northern Territory average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 28.8% of residents.
20.6% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 Nhulunbuy, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are heavily concentrated in technical fields, with engineering and related subjects leading at 16.2%, followed by health at 12.3% and management and commerce at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 schools serving the area, which is much higher than most areas when measured per 1,000 children. However, these schools have much lower advantage scores and are smaller on average than those in similar areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.41
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Lower than 94% 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).
766
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
255
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 81% 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 Nhulunbuy
3 schools — 766 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Nhulunbuy Primary School, Nhulunbuy | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 349 | 946 |
| Nhulunbuy High School, Nhulunbuy | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 279 | 903 |
| Nhulunbuy Christian College, Nhulunbuy | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 138 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nhulunbuy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702041064/nhulunbuy/topic/education