15.9% ▲ +66.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandover · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sandover
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling shape daily life in Sandover, where only 15.9% of people have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and shows a significant gap in educational attainment compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 15.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. In fact, 32.6% of people reached Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sandover, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 50%, followed by Year 12 (24%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 3.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and much lower than most other areas.
3.2% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Sandover, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common field is Education at 8.5%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 3.2% and Society and culture at 2.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most places, though they are typically small. All schools here are government-run combined primary and secondary institutions.
5.95
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
129
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
603
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 Sandover
2 schools — 257 students, average ICSEA 603.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 2
| Ampilatwatja School, Ampilatwatja | Government | Combined | 47.0 km | 92 | 616 |
| Arlparra School, Utopia | Government | Combined | 76.7 km | 165 | 595 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandover [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70238/sandover/topic/education