48.7% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McMinns Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in McMinns Lagoon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas mark the educational profile of McMinns Lagoon. About 48.7% of residents finished Year 12, though this remains far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost half of the population completed Year 12, which is a little below the Northern Territory average of 49.8%. Roughly 22.1% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McMinns Lagoon, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.7% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.8% of residents.
16.7% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 McMinns Lagoon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 20.6%, followed by management and commerce at 15.8%. Health qualifications account for 11.7% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3 km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
393
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving McMinns Lagoon
6 schools — 2,358 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Sattler Christian College, Freds Pass | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 245 | 997 |
| Bees Creek Primary School, Freds Pass | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 283 | 976 |
| Girraween Primary School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 312 | 978 |
| Humpty Doo Primary School, Humpty Doo | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 362 | 924 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Humpty Doo | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 107 | 979 |
| Taminmin College, Humpty Doo | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,049 | 937 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McMinns Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70181/mcminns-lagoon/topic/education