33.6% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Katherine · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Katherine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 33.6% of people in Katherine have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in school completion is one of the lowest in the country, though the rate has risen 5.3 percentage points since 2011. Overall, the area has a much lower level of formal qualifications than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Northern Territory average of 49.8%. Many residents leave school earlier, with 20.1% finishing at Year 10 and 17% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Katherine, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the territory figure of 21.5%. While this is much lower than most areas, the share of university degrees rose 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
11.7% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 12.3%, followed by Management and Commerce at 11% and Society and Culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Katherine has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are among the smallest and least advantaged in the country. Most of the 27 schools are government-run, and 77.8% are combined primary and secondary campuses.
27
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.14
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,311
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
123
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
751
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Katherine
27 schools — 3,311 students, average ICSEA 751.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 21 · Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Katherine High School, Katherine East | Government | Secondary | — | 468 | 797 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, Katherine | Catholic | Combined | — | 299 | 974 |
| Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine East | Government | Primary | — | 295 | 991 |
| Ngukurr School, Ngukurr | Government | Combined | — | 207 | 676 |
| MacFarlane Primary School, Katherine East | Government | Primary | — | 189 | 665 |
| Katherine South Primary School, Katherine South | Government | Primary | — | 180 | 907 |
| Borroloola School, Borroloola | Government | Combined | — | 169 | 665 |
| Kalkaringi School, Kalkarindji | Government | Combined | — | 164 | 593 |
| Lajamanu School, Lajamanu | Government | Combined | — | 164 | 598 |
| Wugularr School, Beswick | Government | Combined | — | 138 | 585 |
| Katherine School Of The Air, Katherine | Government | Combined | — | 137 | 931 |
| Minyerri School, Miniyeri | Government | Combined | — | 134 | 653 |
| Clyde Fenton Primary School, Katherine | Government | Primary | — | 114 | 693 |
| Numbulwar School, Numbulwar | Government | Combined | — | 113 | 597 |
| Barunga School, Barunga | Government | Combined | — | 81 | 614 |
| Yarralin School, Yarralin | Government | Combined | — | 73 | 626 |
| Jilkminggan School, Jilkminggan | Government | Combined | — | 57 | 625 |
| Kintore Street School, Katherine | Government | Combined | — | 55 | 757 |
| Robinson River School, Robinson River | Government | Combined | — | 55 | 595 |
| Bulman School, Bulman Weemol | Government | Combined | — | 52 | 610 |
| Timber Creek School, Timber Creek | Government | Combined | — | 38 | 723 |
| Urapunga School, Wilton | Government | Combined | — | 26 | 641 |
| Mataranka School, Mataranka | Government | Combined | — | 23 | 844 |
| Amanbidji School, Timber Creek | Government | Combined | — | 22 | 576 |
| Nitjpurru School, Nitjpurru | Government | Combined | — | 21 | 691 |
| Manyallaluk School, Eva Valley | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 609 |
| Bulla Camp School, Baines | Government | Combined | — | 17 | 628 |
Sources
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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/sa3/70205/katherine/topic/education