26.7% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Northampton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Northampton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 26.7% of people in Northampton finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low rate of school completion is a defining feature of the area's education profile, as very few residents hold higher university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest of all similar areas, sitting 32 points below the Australian average. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 31.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Northampton, the largest group is Year 10 at 37%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 7.4% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.8% of residents.
7.4% ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Northampton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related trades at 16.1%, followed by health at 11.2% and education at 8.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Northampton has 15.5 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. However, these schools are smaller than usual, with a typical size of 97 students and a much lower average advantage score than most areas.
15.50
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
97
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
911
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Northampton
2 schools — 194 students, average ICSEA 911.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Mary's School, Northampton | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 56 | 979 |
| Northampton District High School, Northampton | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 138 | 884 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Northampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51158/northampton/topic/education