40.5% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goyder · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Goyder
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower qualification levels than most similar areas define Goyder, where only 40.5% of people have finished Year 12. While this is far below the national figure, the proportion of people completing high school has risen by 5.8 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Northern Territory average at 40.5%, and far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. For those who did not finish Year 12, the next most common high point was Year 10 at 23.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goyder, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Northern Territory's 21.5%. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.0% of residents.
11.8% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 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 Goyder, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 21.4%, followed by management and commerce at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Goyder has 3.29 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, though the average school size of 344 is lower than usual. Most schools are government-run (66.7%) and primary (66.7%).
3.29
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 92% 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).
2,064
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
344
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goyder
6 schools — 2,064 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Middle Point School, Middle Point | Government | Primary | 31.4 km | 18 | 753 |
| Humpty Doo Primary School, Humpty Doo | Government | Primary | 51.9 km | 362 | 924 |
| Taminmin College, Humpty Doo | Government | Secondary | 51.9 km | 1,049 | 937 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Humpty Doo | Catholic | Primary | 52.0 km | 107 | 979 |
| Sattler Christian College, Freds Pass | Independent | Combined | 58.1 km | 245 | 997 |
| Bees Creek Primary School, Freds Pass | Government | Primary | 58.3 km | 283 | 976 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70013/goyder/topic/education