50.1% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sadadeen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sadadeen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Sadadeen have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong focus on professional degrees. Half of the population has finished Year 12, and about 21% of adults hold a university degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Northern Territory average, though well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sadadeen, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Northern Territory average, but well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
21.3% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Sadadeen, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 17.5%, followed by management and commerce at 16.0% and health at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. While the average school size of 320 is around the middle for its level, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
5.67
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
320
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sadadeen
11 schools — 3,520 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Sadadeen Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 118 | 793 |
| Acacia Hill School, Sadadeen | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | 96 | 789 |
| Centralian Senior College, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 351 | 879 |
| Ross Park Primary School, Alice Springs | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 413 | 1,040 |
| St Philip's College, Alice Springs | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 502 | 1,031 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Alice Springs | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 823 | 1,028 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School, Alice Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 82 | — |
| Gillen Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 230 | 807 |
| Centralian Middle School, Alice Springs | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 338 | 816 |
| Bradshaw Primary School, Gillen | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 381 | 918 |
| Yipirinya School, Alice Springs | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 186 | 729 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sadadeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70237/sadadeen/topic/education