38.1% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wadeye · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wadeye
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Wadeye have remained far below state and national figures. Only 38.1% of people have finished Year 12, and just 5.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Wadeye have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. The 38.1% who completed Year 12 is far below the Northern Territory rate of 49.8% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wadeye, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with bachelor degree holders at 5.5%, far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 17.8% of adults.
5.5% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Wadeye, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Education at 13.3% and Society and Culture at 11.9%. Management and commerce accounts for 7.9% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wadeye has a single Catholic combined school that is larger than most similar areas with 467 students on average. This school has an advantage score of 622, which is among the lowest at this level.
1.94
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
467
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
622
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 Wadeye
1 school — 467 students, average ICSEA 622.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College, Wadeye | Catholic | Combined | 0.9 km | 467 | 622 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wadeye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70275/wadeye/topic/education