59.9% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Palmerston City · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Palmerston City
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees make Palmerston City an educated hub. Nearly 60% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the Northern Territory average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of people here finished Year 12, a figure that is far above the Northern Territory's 49.8% and slightly higher than the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Palmerston City, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27.4% of the population, which is well above the state average. This is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas.
27.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Palmerston City, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3km, which is more than 82% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, though they have a much lower average advantage score.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
491
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Palmerston City
10 schools — 4,912 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 474 | 1,017 |
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 409 | 914 |
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 283 | 808 |
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 616 | 978 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 165 | 983 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,267 | 884 |
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 365 | 1,008 |
| Woodroffe Primary School, Woodroffe | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 327 | 842 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Johnston | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 795 | 1,001 |
| Moulden Primary School, Moulden | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 211 | 753 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Palmerston City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70216/palmerston-city/topic/education