14.7% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hermannsburg · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hermannsburg
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 44 percentage points separates the rate of Year 12 completion in Hermannsburg from the national figure. Only 14.7% of residents here finished high school, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This reflects a broad trend of lower formal schooling and qualification levels across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the residents finished at Year 9 or below, while only 14.7% completed Year 12. This is far below the Northern Territory rate of 49.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hermannsburg, Year 9 or below is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both the national figure of 26.3% and the Territory's 21.5%.
8.9% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hermannsburg splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (27%) and Certificate I / II (27%), with Bachelor degree at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are education at 17.3% and health at 15.4%, followed by society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hermannsburg has 6.76 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. The community is served by one government combined school, though its average advantage score is among the lowest for similar areas.
6.76
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).
155
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
613
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 Hermannsburg
1 school — 155 students, average ICSEA 613.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Ntaria School, Hermannsburg | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 155 | 613 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hermannsburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70124/hermannsburg/topic/education