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Education & Qualifications in Kintore

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Just 10.7% of people in Kintore have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a significant gap in formal schooling compared to the rest of Australia. Most adults here have a different educational background, with many leaving school early.

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Where Kintore sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.1% ▲ +30.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kintore — lower than 81% of areas.

Kintore7.1%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 6.8%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

More than half of residents reached Year 9 or below, and the percentage of people who finished Year 12 is among the lowest across similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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10.7% ▲ +17.1%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Kintore, Year 9 or below is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 14%.

Year 9 or below 57.6% Year 10 12.0% Year 12 10.7% Year 11 4.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 7.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Northern Territory and national figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.1% ▲ +30.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Kintore splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (24%) and Certificate III / IV (24%), with Graduate diploma / certificate at 21%.

Bachelor degree 10.0% Certificate III / IV 10.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 8.9% Postgraduate degree 6.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 3.3% Certificate I / II 3.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are society and culture at 16.7% and education at 11.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Kintore, the largest group is Society & culture at 34%, followed by Education (23%) and Information technology (16%).

Society & culture 16.7% Education 11.1% Information technology 7.8% Engineering & related 5.6% Health 4.4% Agriculture & environment 3.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has a single government combined school that is much smaller than most, with an average size of 48 students.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Average school ICSEA

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513

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 in and around Kintore — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Kintore

1 school — 48 students, average ICSEA 513.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Combined 1
Walungurru School, Kintore Government Combined 0.7 km 48 513

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kintore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70148/kintore/topic/education