29.4% ▲ +51.0%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Arnhem · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Arnhem
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 29 percentage points separates Arnhem from the national figure for Year 12 completion. While more people have finished school than in 2011, the area still sees far fewer adults with high-level degrees compared to the rest of the territory.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. This figure has risen 9.9 points since 2011, though 25.3% of residents still have Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Arnhem splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (29%), with Year 10 at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 7.6% of the population, a figure far below the national 26.3%. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications at 27.6%.
7.6% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Arnhem, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 13.0%, followed by society and culture at 10.6% and management and commerce at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 1,388 enrolments across 15 government schools. These schools are among the smallest and least advantaged in similar areas, though there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most other places.
6.77
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 68% of state electorate 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).
1,388
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
93
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
665
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Arnhem
15 schools — 1,388 students, average ICSEA 665.
By sector: Government 15
By type: Combined 14 · Primary 1
| Bulman School, Bulman Weemol | Government | Combined | 36.5 km | 52 | 610 |
| Urapunga School, Wilton | Government | Combined | 83.5 km | 26 | 641 |
| Ngukurr School, Ngukurr | Government | Combined | 89.6 km | 207 | 676 |
| Numbulwar School, Numbulwar | Government | Combined | 141.9 km | 113 | 597 |
| Minyerri School, Miniyeri | Government | Combined | 145.6 km | 134 | 653 |
| Wugularr School, Beswick | Government | Combined | 159.6 km | 138 | 585 |
| Jilkminggan School, Jilkminggan | Government | Combined | 166.7 km | 57 | 625 |
| Manyallaluk School, Eva Valley | Government | Primary | 179.6 km | 20 | 609 |
| Barunga School, Barunga | Government | Combined | 183.3 km | 81 | 614 |
| Mataranka School, Mataranka | Government | Combined | 184.5 km | 23 | 844 |
| Milyakburra School, Milyakburra | Government | Combined | 187.9 km | 17 | 659 |
| Alyangula Area School, Alyangula | Government | Combined | 211.4 km | 203 | 888 |
| Angurugu School, Angurugu | Government | Combined | 215.2 km | 63 | 629 |
| Gapuwiyak School, Gapuwiyak | Government | Combined | 217.9 km | 205 | 596 |
| Alyarrmandumanja Umbakumba School, Umbakumba | Government | Combined | 253.5 km | 49 | 591 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70003/arnhem/topic/education