44.1% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Katherine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Katherine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower share of people in Katherine finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, with only 44.1% completing their secondary schooling. While this is well below the Northern Territory average, the number of people finishing school has risen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, sitting 15 percentage points below the Australian average. Most residents who did finish school reached Year 12, while 17.9% finished at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Katherine, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 17.2% of adults, which is well below the national figure. This is a lower rate than most areas, though the proportion of people with these qualifications rose by 5.0 percentage points since 2011.
17.2% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Katherine, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related subjects at 13.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13.0%. Other common areas of study include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Katherine has 8 schools, which is among the largest number for an area of this type. Despite this, the average school size of 217 students is much lower than most areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.69
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Lower than 82% 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).
1,737
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
217
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
860
Lower than 96% 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 Katherine
8 schools — 1,737 students, average ICSEA 860.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Katherine South Primary School, Katherine South | Government | Primary | 20.8 km | 180 | 907 |
| Kintore Street School, Katherine | Government | Combined | 22.7 km | 55 | 757 |
| MacFarlane Primary School, Katherine East | Government | Primary | 23.5 km | 189 | 665 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, Katherine | Catholic | Combined | 23.6 km | 299 | 974 |
| Katherine High School, Katherine East | Government | Secondary | 23.8 km | 468 | 797 |
| Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine East | Government | Primary | 24.3 km | 295 | 991 |
| Clyde Fenton Primary School, Katherine | Government | Primary | 24.4 km | 114 | 693 |
| Katherine School Of The Air, Katherine | Government | Combined | 24.5 km | 137 | 931 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702051067/katherine/topic/education