49.1% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alice Springs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alice Springs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of qualified professionals live and work in Alice Springs, though school completion rates lag behind the national figure. While the typical resident has a level of education higher than in most similar areas, only 49.1% of people have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly half of the population has completed Year 12, which is about the same as the Northern Territory average but well below the Australian figure of 58.8%. About 12.7% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alice Springs, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is more common here than in most similar areas, with 21.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the territory average, though it remains well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
21.4% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Alice Springs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 32%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by society and culture at 11%. Other frequent fields include food, hospitality, and personal services, as well as health and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have plenty of choice with 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is 938, which is much lower than most areas.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
280
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alice Springs
14 schools — 3,919 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Combined 5 · Primary 5 · Secondary 4
| St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School, Alice Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 82 | — |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Alice Springs | Catholic | Combined | 0.9 km | 823 | 1,028 |
| St Philip's College, Alice Springs | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 502 | 1,031 |
| Ross Park Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 413 | 1,040 |
| Gillen Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 230 | 807 |
| Centralian Senior College, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 351 | 879 |
| Sadadeen Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 118 | 793 |
| Centralian Middle School, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 338 | 816 |
| Acacia Hill School, Sadadeen | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 96 | 789 |
| Yipirinya School, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 186 | 729 |
| Bradshaw Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 381 | 918 |
| Braitling Primary School, Braitling | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 218 | 911 |
| Alice Springs School Of The Air, Alice Springs | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 77 | 1,025 |
| Araluen Christian College, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 104 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70005/alice-springs/topic/education