34.6% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Baines · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Baines
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 34.6% of people in Baines finished Year 12, a figure far below the Northern Territory and national averages. This highlight reflects a trend of lower school completion and fewer university degrees across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 49.8% seen across the Northern Territory. About a quarter of the population finished Year 10 or lower.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Baines, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 9 or below (28%) and Year 10 (27%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 8.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.4% ▼ -48.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Baines, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often focused on agriculture and the environment, at 18.8%, followed by health at 15.0% and education at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Baines has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are very small with an average of 20 students. All schools are government-run and combined primary and secondary.
36.36
Higher than 98% 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
599
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 Baines
2 schools — 39 students, average ICSEA 599.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 2
| Bulla Camp School, Baines | Government | Combined | 6.8 km | 17 | 628 |
| Amanbidji School, Timber Creek | Government | Combined | 49.0 km | 22 | 576 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Baines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70021/baines/topic/education