17.9% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Arnhem · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Arnhem
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in West Arnhem have remained very low, with only 17.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Most adults here have not completed high school or a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 17.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. Instead, 30.3% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Arnhem, the largest group is Year 10 at 36%, followed by Year 9 or below (28%) and Year 12 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very rare here, with just 0.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
0.5% ▼ -78.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 West Arnhem, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Certificate I / II (36%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 11.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
West Arnhem has a high number of schools relative to the number of children, with 21.16 schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are combined schools, and 57.1% are independent.
21.16
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
108
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
611
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 West Arnhem
7 schools — 756 students, average ICSEA 611.
By sector: Independent 4 · Government 3
By type: Combined 6 · Secondary 1
| Nawarddeken Academy Mamadawerre School, West Arnhem Land | Independent | Combined | 34.5 km | 8 | 640 |
| Maningrida College, Maningrida | Government | Combined | 53.9 km | 584 | 601 |
| Warruwi School, Warruwi | Government | Combined | 55.5 km | 79 | 639 |
| Nawarddeken Academy Manmoyi School, West Arnhem Land | Independent | Combined | 71.7 km | 11 | 558 |
| Nawarddeken Academy Kunmayali School, West Arnhem Land | Independent | Secondary | 83.7 km | 34 | 687 |
| Nawarddeken Academy Kabulwarnamyo School, West Arnhem Land | Independent | Combined | 83.7 km | 7 | 712 |
| Mamaruni School, Minjilang | Government | Combined | 158.5 km | 33 | 626 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70284/west-arnhem/topic/education