55.6% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sanderson · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Sanderson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Sanderson have now finished high school, reflecting a steady climb in education levels over the last decade. While 55.6% of residents completed Year 12, the area still trails the national average for both school completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose by 9.5 points since 2011 to reach 55.6%. This is well above the Northern Territory figure of 49.8%, though it remains well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sanderson, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.4% of the population, which is about the same as the Northern Territory's 21.5%. This figure has risen 5.6 points since 2011, though it is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
22.4% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 Sanderson, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, but they are among the smallest and lowest-scoring for advantage at this level. All four schools within 3 km are government-run, with 75% being primary schools.
2.23
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 95% 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).
1,073
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
268
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sanderson
4 schools — 1,073 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Anula Primary School, Anula | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 388 | 1,006 |
| Sanderson Middle School, Malak | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 328 | 863 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 213 | 944 |
| Wulagi Primary School, Wulagi | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 144 | 890 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sanderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70023/sanderson/topic/education