24.2% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Adelaide River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Adelaide River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Adelaide River have completed high school or university compared to similar areas. Only 24.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern of low formal schooling is reflected in the very low number of adults with a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 24.2% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. About 23.8% of residents stopped after Year 10, while 16% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Adelaide River splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (32%) and Year 10 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 2.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.2% of the population.
2.3% ▼ -71.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Adelaide River, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 28%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering at 9.2% and food, hospitality and personal services at 8.5%. Management, commerce, society and culture each account for 5% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, though the typical school is much smaller with only 50 students. All schools are government-run combined facilities.
21.28
Higher than 89% 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).
50
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
855
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Adelaide River
1 school — 50 students, average ICSEA 855.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Adelaide River School, Adelaide River | Government | Combined | 9.1 km | 50 | 855 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Adelaide River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70002/adelaide-river/topic/education