51.0% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Uralla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Uralla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong mix of practical and higher education shapes daily life in Uralla (NT), where 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the population, 51.0%, finished Year 12, which is a little above the Northern Territory average. However, this is well below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Uralla, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 31.1%. While 17.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below both the Territory and national figures.
17.2% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Uralla, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 13.9%, followed by health at 11.5% and engineering at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than most, with an average size of 217 students.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
217
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
860
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 Uralla
8 schools — 1,737 students, average ICSEA 860.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 295 | 991 |
| MacFarlane Primary School, Katherine East | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 189 | 665 |
| Katherine High School, Katherine East | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 468 | 797 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, Katherine | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 299 | 974 |
| Katherine South Primary School, Katherine South | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 180 | 907 |
| Kintore Street School, Katherine | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 55 | 757 |
| Clyde Fenton Primary School, Katherine | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 114 | 693 |
| Katherine School Of The Air, Katherine | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 137 | 931 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Uralla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70269/uralla/topic/education