46.7% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Howard Springs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Howard Springs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Middle-of-the-road results for similar areas define the education landscape in Howard Springs. While it sits comfortably with its peers, the area falls far below the national figure for Year 12 completion, with only 46.7% of residents finishing high school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%, and well below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. For many residents, the highest year of school reached is Year 12 (46.7%) or Year 10 (21.2%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Howard Springs, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than elsewhere, with the 15.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher being far below the national figure. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.3% of people.
15.1% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 Howard Springs, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 21.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 10 schools within 3km, which is more than 82% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school is larger than those in most other areas.
3.57
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
491
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Howard Springs
10 schools — 4,910 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Howard Springs Primary School, Howard Springs | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 277 | 951 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Howard Springs | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 1,117 | 1,025 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Johnston | Catholic | Secondary | 6.7 km | 795 | 1,001 |
| Girraween Primary School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 312 | 978 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Zuccoli | Catholic | Primary | 7.7 km | 379 | 1,027 |
| Zuccoli Primary School, Zuccoli | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 537 | 989 |
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 616 | 978 |
| Bees Creek Primary School, Freds Pass | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 283 | 976 |
| Sattler Christian College, Freds Pass | Independent | Combined | 8.3 km | 245 | 997 |
| Rosebery Primary School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 349 | 964 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Howard Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70129/howard-springs/topic/education