20.5% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warruwi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warruwi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 20.5% of people in Warruwi have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a significant gap in formal schooling compared to the rest of the country. Most residents have left school by Year 10 or earlier.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 29.9% of residents finished Year 10, while 22.5% left at Year 9 or below. The rate of Year 12 completion is far below both the Northern Territory and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warruwi, the largest group is Year 10 at 34%, followed by Year 9 or below (26%) and Year 12 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 3.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the national average of 26.3%.
3.5% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Warruwi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are health at 11.8% and education at 9.2%, followed by architecture and building at 7.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Warruwi has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size of 79 students is much lower than usual. The local school is a government-run combined campus.
8.70
Higher 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).
79
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
639
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 Warruwi
1 school — 79 students, average ICSEA 639.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Warruwi School, Warruwi | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 79 | 639 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warruwi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70281/warruwi/topic/education