40.1% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gray · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gray
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Gray have shifted over the last decade, but still sit well below national benchmarks. Only 40.1% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the local qualification levels, where university degrees are much less common than in the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Gray have finished high school compared to most areas, with only 40.1% completing Year 12. This is well below the Northern Territory's 49.8% and far below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gray, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.1% of residents.
12.3% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Gray, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 15%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gray has 14 schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size of 450 is higher than in most areas.
1.40
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
450
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gray
14 schools — 6,295 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 283 | 808 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 165 | 983 |
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 409 | 914 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,267 | 884 |
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 616 | 978 |
| Woodroffe Primary School, Woodroffe | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 327 | 842 |
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 474 | 1,017 |
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 365 | 1,008 |
| Moulden Primary School, Moulden | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 211 | 753 |
| Forrest Parade School, Bellamack | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 118 | 939 |
| Rosebery Primary School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 349 | 964 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Johnston | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 795 | 1,001 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Zuccoli | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 379 | 1,027 |
| Zuccoli Primary School, Zuccoli | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 537 | 989 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70112/gray/topic/education