61.3% ▲ —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Johnston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Johnston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 61% of residents in Johnston have completed Year 12, a figure far above the Northern Territory average. This high school completion rate supports a well-qualified adult population where one in five holds a university degree. The area features a mix of vocational and higher education qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than in most similar areas, sitting at 61.3%. This is 11 percentage points above the Northern Territory average and slightly higher than the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Johnston, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the Australian average of 26.3% and a little below the Northern Territory figure.
20.3% ▲ —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 Johnston, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1% and society and culture at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Johnston has 12 schools within 3km, which is more than 84% of similar areas. While schools here are much larger than average, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.50
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
530
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
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 Johnston
12 schools — 6,362 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| MacKillop Catholic College, Johnston | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 795 | 1,001 |
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 616 | 978 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Zuccoli | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 379 | 1,027 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Howard Springs | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,117 | 1,025 |
| Zuccoli Primary School, Zuccoli | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 537 | 989 |
| Rosebery Primary School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 349 | 964 |
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 283 | 808 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 165 | 983 |
| Woodroffe Primary School, Woodroffe | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 327 | 842 |
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 409 | 914 |
| Forrest Parade School, Bellamack | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 118 | 939 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,267 | 884 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Johnston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70139/johnston/topic/education