31.6% ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Galiwinku · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Galiwinku
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.6% of adults in Galiwinku have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low level of formal schooling is reflected in the small number of residents with higher degrees, creating a distinct educational profile for the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Northern Territory average, with 31.6% of people finishing school. About 21.2% of residents have a Year 9 education or less.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Galiwinku, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 9 or below (23%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees are rare here, with only 4.2% of adults holding one. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 18.5%.
4.2% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Galiwinku, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Education at 13.4% and Society and Culture at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school, which is larger than most similar schools with 458 students on average. However, the school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
1.71
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
458
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
664
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 Galiwinku
1 school — 458 students, average ICSEA 664.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Shepherdson College, Galiwinku | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 458 | 664 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Galiwinku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70106/galiwinku/topic/education