53.3% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Litchfield Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Litchfield Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly a quarter of adults in Litchfield Park hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While schooling levels are well above the Northern Territory average, they remain well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.3% of residents have completed Year 12, a result that is well above the Northern Territory's 49.8% but well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Litchfield Park, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high proportion of qualified adults, with 23.3% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Northern Territory figure of 21.5%.
23.3% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 Litchfield Park, the largest group is Postgraduate degree at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (30%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by health at 22.7% and agriculture and environment at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Litchfield Park has two government combined schools within 3 km, though the average school size of 28 is much lower than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
28
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
855
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Litchfield Park
2 schools — 55 students, average ICSEA 855.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 2
| Adelaide River School, Adelaide River | Government | Combined | 25.6 km | 50 | 855 |
| Woolaning School, Litchfield Park | Government | Combined | 31.3 km | 5 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Litchfield Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70164/litchfield-park/topic/education