28.8% ▲ +42.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flying Fox · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Flying Fox
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have completed high school in Flying Fox than in most similar areas. Only 28.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the local qualifications, where no adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%, with only 28.8% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. Another 13.6% of the population reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flying Fox, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 14.3% of residents.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Flying Fox, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 33%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, 9.5% studied agriculture and the environment, while 7.1% each studied engineering and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school, which is a combined primary and secondary site. It is much smaller than most schools, with an average size of 52 students, and it has one of the lowest advantage scores among similar areas.
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).
52
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
610
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 Flying Fox
1 school — 52 students, average ICSEA 610.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Bulman School, Bulman Weemol | Government | Combined | 42.5 km | 52 | 610 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flying Fox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70103/flying-fox/topic/education