15.8% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stapleton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stapleton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling shape daily life in Stapleton, where only 15.8% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Most adults here leave school before the final year, and very few hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 15.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, finished by 24.6% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stapleton, the largest group is Year 10 at 34%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 12 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 5.6% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.3% of residents.
5.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Stapleton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 75%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and food, hospitality and personal services, each at 10.8%. Health qualifications follow at 8.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3km, which is smaller than most similar areas with an average size of 50 students. This school has an advantage score of 855, among the lowest at this level.
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).
50
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
855
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stapleton
1 school — 50 students, average ICSEA 855.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Adelaide River School, Adelaide River | Government | Combined | 10.3 km | 50 | 855 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stapleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70243/stapleton/topic/education