43.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coolalinga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coolalinga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Coolalinga, held by 31.3% of adults. The area generally has lower educational attainment than the rest of the Territory and Australia, with only 15% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents have finished Year 12, at 43.2%. This is well below the Northern Territory figure and far below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coolalinga, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult's highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV. Only 15% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Territory and far below the national figure.
15.0% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Coolalinga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coolalinga has four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with half being government-run and half independent.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
481
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coolalinga
4 schools — 1,922 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2
| Howard Springs Primary School, Howard Springs | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 277 | 951 |
| Bees Creek Primary School, Freds Pass | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 283 | 976 |
| Sattler Christian College, Freds Pass | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 245 | 997 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Howard Springs | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,117 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coolalinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70062/coolalinga/topic/education