47.5% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Norfolk Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Norfolk Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults on Norfolk Island, where 30% of the population hold one. While schooling levels have risen slightly, the area has far fewer residents with a university degree compared to the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 47.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the figure for Other Territories but far below the Australian average. This result has risen 1.8 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Norfolk Island, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This is a little above the result for Other Territories, and the proportion has grown by 2.6 percentage points since 2016.
16.1% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Norfolk Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related studies at 13.7%, followed by management and commerce at 12.1% and society and culture at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The island has just one government school, which is combined and has 275 enrolments. This is among the smallest school sizes for its level, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.84
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 98% 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).
275
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
275
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Lower 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 Norfolk Island
1 school — 275 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Norfolk Island Central School, Norfolk Island | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 275 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Norfolk Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/901041004/norfolk-island/topic/education