18.2% ▲ +257.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Areyonga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Areyonga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Areyonga have completed high school compared to most other areas. Only 18.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This low level of formal schooling is mirrored in the small number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the lowest at this level, with only 18.2% finishing Year 12. This is far below the 49.8% seen across the Northern Territory, while 45.5% of residents finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Areyonga, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 47%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 12 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 3.8% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
3.8% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Areyonga splits fairly evenly between Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%), with Certificate III / IV at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Education and Society & Culture, each representing 15.8% of the group.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Areyonga has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size is very small at 29 students. The local government school has an advantage score among the lowest at this level.
18.52
Higher than 87% 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).
29
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
586
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 Areyonga
1 school — 29 students, average ICSEA 586.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Areyonga School, Areyonga | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 29 | 586 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Areyonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70017/areyonga/topic/education