55.7% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gunn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gunn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of adults in Gunn hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While schooling levels are higher than in most other Northern Territory areas, the proportion of people with university degrees remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents, 55.7%, have completed Year 12. This is well above the Northern Territory average of 49.8%, though it sits well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gunn, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than elsewhere, with 16.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below both the Northern Territory (21.5%) and Australia (26.3%).
16.6% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 Gunn, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gunn has 15 schools within 3km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, though they have a lower average advantage score.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
494
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gunn
15 schools — 7,412 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 616 | 978 |
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 283 | 808 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 165 | 983 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Johnston | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 795 | 1,001 |
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 409 | 914 |
| Woodroffe Primary School, Woodroffe | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 327 | 842 |
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 474 | 1,017 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,267 | 884 |
| Rosebery Primary School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 349 | 964 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Zuccoli | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 379 | 1,027 |
| Zuccoli Primary School, Zuccoli | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 537 | 989 |
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 365 | 1,008 |
| Forrest Parade School, Bellamack | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 118 | 939 |
| Moulden Primary School, Moulden | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 211 | 753 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Howard Springs | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,117 | 1,025 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gunn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70116/gunn/topic/education