21.8% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McArthur · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in McArthur
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 21.8% of people in McArthur have completed Year 12, meaning most residents live without a high school qualification. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and reflects a local landscape where formal schooling is less common than in other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very low here, with just 21.8% finishing Year 12. This is far below the Northern Territory average of 49.8%, while about 18.1% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McArthur, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in McArthur, where only 4.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 22.8%.
4.6% ▲ +158.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 McArthur, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 14.6%, followed by Society and culture at 4.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school, which is a combined primary and secondary campus. It is smaller than most similar schools and has an advantage score that is among the lowest for its level.
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).
169
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
665
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 McArthur
1 school — 169 students, average ICSEA 665.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Borroloola School, Borroloola | Government | Combined | 25.1 km | 169 | 665 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McArthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70180/mcarthur/topic/education