48.2% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nhulunbuy · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nhulunbuy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Nhulunbuy have remained fairly steady over the last decade. While about 48% of residents have finished Year 12, the town has a strong presence of skilled workers, with 20% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 48.2%, which is slightly below the Northern Territory figure and far below the Australian average of 58.8%. Roughly 16% of the population finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nhulunbuy, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A fifth of adults hold a university degree, which is higher than most similar areas. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 28.8% of residents.
20.0% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 Nhulunbuy, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are concentrated in technical and professional fields, with engineering the most common at 16.2%, followed by health at 11.9% and management and commerce at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools within 3km, though the average school size is lower than most areas. These schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
3.35
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
206
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nhulunbuy
4 schools — 824 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Nhulunbuy High School, Nhulunbuy | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 279 | 903 |
| Nhulunbuy Primary School, Nhulunbuy | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 349 | 946 |
| Nhulunbuy Christian College, Nhulunbuy | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 138 | 1,056 |
| Dhupuma Barker, East Arnhem | Independent | Primary | 6.9 km | 58 | 612 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nhulunbuy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70208/nhulunbuy/topic/education