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Education & Qualifications in Wagait Beach

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Only 42.5% of residents in Wagait Beach have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While school completion is lower than usual, a surprising number of adults hold higher degrees, with 22.7% having a bachelor degree or more.

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Where Wagait Beach sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

22.7% ▲ +7.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wagait Beach — higher than 73% of areas.

Wagait Beach22.7%
0822, NT 6.2%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is well below the Northern Territory figure and far below the Australian average. About a quarter of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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42.5% ▲ +11.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Wagait Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (16%).

Year 12 42.5% Year 10 26.0% Year 11 14.2% Year 9 or below 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.7% of the area, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Northern Territory average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.5% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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22.7% ▲ +7.9%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Wagait Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 30.5% Bachelor degree 22.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Postgraduate degree 9.3% Certificate I / II 2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Professional qualifications are varied, with Engineering and related fields being the most common at 18.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.2%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Wagait Beach — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wagait Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70276/wagait-beach/topic/education