15.5% ▲ +125.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nemarluk · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nemarluk
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 45% of Nemarluk residents left school in Year 9 or below, the largest education group in the area. This represents a community with very low levels of formal schooling and qualifications compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 15.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nemarluk, Year 9 or below is the majority at 51%; Year 12 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a result that is far below both the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate I or II, held by 18.9% of people.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Nemarluk, Certificate I / II is the majority at 77%; Certificate III / IV is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are education at 18.9% and engineering and related fields at 17.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nemarluk has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though they are much smaller than usual. All three local schools are government-run combined schools.
11.36
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
61
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
614
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 Nemarluk
3 schools — 182 students, average ICSEA 614.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Combined 3
| Nganambala School, Peppimenarti | Government | Combined | 21.2 km | 21 | 674 |
| Peppimenarti School, Peppimenarti | Government | Combined | 46.4 km | 62 | 622 |
| Nganmarriyanga School, Nganmarriyanga | Government | Combined | 73.1 km | 99 | 596 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nemarluk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70204/nemarluk/topic/education