27.2% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stuart Town · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stuart Town
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Stuart Town have completed high school or university than in most other parts of the country. Only 27.2% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where practical certificates are more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in New South Wales, with only 27.2% reaching this milestone. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 28.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Stuart Town splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (34%) and Year 12 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon in the area, as only 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, while Certificate III and IV qualifications are more frequent at 31.8%.
9.9% ▲ +102.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Stuart Town, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 28%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have a diverse range of backgrounds, with Engineering and Education both at 13.1%, followed by Agriculture and Society and Culture at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the only local school is a small government primary school with a typical size of just 11 students.
28.57
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
11
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
722
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stuart Town
1 school — 11 students, average ICSEA 722.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Stuart Town Public School, Stuart Town | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 11 | 722 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stuart Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13695/stuart-town/topic/education