45.4% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodroffe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodroffe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 45.4% of people in Woodroffe finished Year 12, meaning many adults here leave school with a lower level of formal education than the national average. This gap is seen across the board, with typical qualification levels and university degrees sitting well below the Northern Territory and Australian figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national rate of 58.8%, with about 20.4% of the community having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodroffe, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 11.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 41.1%.
11.8% ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Woodroffe, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 18.8%, followed by management and commerce at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar places. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school size is larger than in most other areas.
2.68
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
450
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodroffe
14 schools — 6,295 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Woodroffe Primary School, Woodroffe | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 327 | 842 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 165 | 983 |
| Moulden Primary School, Moulden | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 211 | 753 |
| Forrest Parade School, Bellamack | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 118 | 939 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,267 | 884 |
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 283 | 808 |
| Rosebery Primary School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 349 | 964 |
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 616 | 978 |
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 409 | 914 |
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 365 | 1,008 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Zuccoli | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 379 | 1,027 |
| Zuccoli Primary School, Zuccoli | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 537 | 989 |
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 474 | 1,017 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Johnston | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 795 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodroffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70292/woodroffe/topic/education