22.8% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rum Jungle · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rum Jungle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 22.8% of people in Rum Jungle have finished Year 12, a figure far below both the territory and national levels. This reflects a community where many residents leave school early, with far fewer adults holding university degrees compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common final school year for 26.6% of residents. Only 22.8% completed Year 12, which is 36 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rum Jungle, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Northern Territory's 21.5%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 30.2%.
8.9% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Rum Jungle, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Agriculture and Environment at 11.3%, followed by Engineering at 7.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school, which is smaller than most others with an average of 105 students. This school also has an advantage score that is among the lowest for similar areas.
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).
105
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
723
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 Rum Jungle
1 school — 105 students, average ICSEA 723.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Batchelor Area School, Batchelor | Government | Combined | 5.8 km | 105 | 723 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rum Jungle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70236/rum-jungle/topic/education