36.5% ▲ +253.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gapuwiyak · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gapuwiyak
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Year 12 completion is the most common highest level of schooling in Gapuwiyak, reached by 36.5% of people. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where many residents leave school early or hold fewer formal qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. About a quarter of the population had Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gapuwiyak, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 9 or below (27%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 5.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees at 16.9% and Certificate III or IV at 12.8%.
5.7% ▲ +134.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Gapuwiyak, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in society and culture are the most frequent at 8.8%, followed by education at 6.8% and health at 6.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gapuwiyak has 6.85 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas, though the typical school size of 205 is smaller than usual. All schools here are government-run combined campuses.
6.85
Higher than 66% 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).
205
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
596
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 Gapuwiyak
1 school — 205 students, average ICSEA 596.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Gapuwiyak School, Gapuwiyak | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 205 | 596 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gapuwiyak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70107/gapuwiyak/topic/education