20.0% ▲ +145.2%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Angurugu · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Angurugu
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Angurugu remains very low, with only 20% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and reflects a significant gap in schooling and higher qualifications compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 20% of people in Angurugu completed Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. Many residents left school early, with 43.2% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Angurugu, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 45%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 12 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very rare here, with just 1.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while the most common qualifications are Certificates III or IV.
1.1% ▲ +111.4%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Angurugu, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Certificate I / II (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in the area have a varied range of backgrounds, with the most common fields being engineering and related services at 13%, followed by management and commerce at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The community has a high number of schools per child, but they are much smaller than in most other areas. The local school is government-run and serves as a combined primary and secondary facility.
5.81
Higher than 62% 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).
63
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
629
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 Angurugu
1 school — 63 students, average ICSEA 629.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Angurugu School, Angurugu | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | 63 | 629 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Angurugu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70011/angurugu/topic/education