11.1% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pigeon Hole · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pigeon Hole
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling shape daily life in Pigeon Hole, where only 11.1% of people have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where few residents have completed secondary education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far below the Northern Territory average, with only 11.1% of residents reaching this milestone. Instead, the most common highest level of schooling reached here is Year 10, at 28.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pigeon Hole, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 12 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% typical across Australia. The most common qualification held by residents is a Certificate III or IV, at 21.4%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 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 Pigeon Hole, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are agriculture and environment at 9.5%, followed by society and culture at 7.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pigeon Hole has one government combined school within 3 km, though it is among the smallest and least advantaged schools in the region. Despite the small size, there are 22.73 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest at this level.
22.73
Higher than 90% 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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
691
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 Pigeon Hole
1 school — 21 students, average ICSEA 691.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Nitjpurru School, Nitjpurru | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 21 | 691 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pigeon Hole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70223/pigeon-hole/topic/education