56.1% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rosebery · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rosebery
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Strong school completion rates define the local workforce in Rosebery, where 56.1% of people finished Year 12. This is well above the Northern Territory average, suggesting a community where most adults have a solid foundation of secondary education to support their careers.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people here finished high school than in most similar areas. While the 56.1% completion rate for Year 12 is well above the Northern Territory figure, it remains a little below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rosebery, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the Australian average and a little below the territory figure, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.9%.
18.9% ▲ +54.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Rosebery, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are led by Management and Commerce at 19.5%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 15.6%. Other common areas of study include Society and Culture and Health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools within 3 km—more than 86% of similar places—though it has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most areas.
0.91
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
494
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rosebery
15 schools — 7,412 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Rosebery Primary School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 349 | 964 |
| Woodroffe Primary School, Woodroffe | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 327 | 842 |
| Forrest Parade School, Bellamack | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 118 | 939 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Zuccoli | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 379 | 1,027 |
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 616 | 978 |
| Zuccoli Primary School, Zuccoli | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 537 | 989 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 165 | 983 |
| Moulden Primary School, Moulden | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 211 | 753 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Johnston | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 795 | 1,001 |
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 283 | 808 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,267 | 884 |
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 409 | 914 |
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 365 | 1,008 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Howard Springs | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,117 | 1,025 |
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 474 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rosebery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70234/rosebery/topic/education