70.8% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Desert Springs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Desert Springs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees define the daily life of residents in Desert Springs. More than 70% of people have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This educational strength is mirrored in the adult population, where over a third hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is very common here, with 70.8% of people reaching this milestone. This is far above the 49.8% seen across the Northern Territory and 12 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Desert Springs, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are much more common than in most areas, with 34.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and far above the territory average.
34.7% ▲ +61.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
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 Desert Springs, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 21.3%. Other common areas of study include society and culture, health, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Desert Springs has more schools within 3km than about 85% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most places. Government schools make up 53.8% of the sector.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
291
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
944
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Desert Springs
13 schools — 3,786 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Combined 5 · Secondary 4 · Primary 4
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Alice Springs | Catholic | Combined | 1.0 km | 823 | 1,028 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School, Alice Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 82 | — |
| Sadadeen Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 118 | 793 |
| Gillen Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 230 | 807 |
| Acacia Hill School, Sadadeen | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 96 | 789 |
| Centralian Senior College, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 351 | 879 |
| Centralian Middle School, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 338 | 816 |
| Ross Park Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 413 | 1,040 |
| St Philip's College, Alice Springs | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 502 | 1,031 |
| Bradshaw Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 381 | 918 |
| Yipirinya School, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 186 | 729 |
| Araluen Christian College, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 104 | 997 |
| Alice Springs Steiner School, Ross | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 162 | 1,085 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Desert Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70078/desert-springs/topic/education