27.9% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nganmarriyanga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nganmarriyanga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 28% of people in Nganmarriyanga have finished Year 12, which is a much lower rate than most other areas. This reflects a broader trend of low formal qualification levels across the community, with very few adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory rate of 49.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 25.3% and Year 9 or below at 24.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Nganmarriyanga splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (30%) and Year 10 (28%), with Year 9 or below at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 1.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is among the lowest levels across similar areas and far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 15.6% of people.
1.3% ▼ -80.1%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Nganmarriyanga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common field is Education at 6.7%, while other areas like information technology and engineering have no representation.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 7.81 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. All local schools are government-run combined schools with a typical size of 99 students, though they have among the lowest advantage scores.
7.81
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
99
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
596
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 Nganmarriyanga
1 school — 99 students, average ICSEA 596.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Nganmarriyanga School, Nganmarriyanga | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 99 | 596 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nganmarriyanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70206/nganmarriyanga/topic/education