16.0% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burt Plain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burt Plain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 16% of people in Burt Plain finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a wider pattern in the area where very few adults hold university degrees. Education levels here are among the lowest across the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 9 or below is the most common highest school level at 31.9%. This is consistent with the area being far below the Northern Territory and Australia for Year 12 completion.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burt Plain, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 39%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 12 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 4.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 17.3% of the population.
4.3% ▼ -48.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Burt Plain, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 13.3% and education at 9.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Burt Plain has two primary schools within 3km, though their average size of 208 students is lower than most areas. These schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
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).
208
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burt Plain
2 schools — 416 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| Living Waters Lutheran School, Alice Springs | Independent | Primary | 50.1 km | 131 | 1,029 |
| Larapinta Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 50.1 km | 285 | 909 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burt Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70045/burt-plain/topic/education