64.2% ▲ +218.9%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Spillett · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Spillett
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 64.2% of people in Spillett have completed Year 12, which is far above the Northern Territory figure. This highlights a significant educational shift in the area, where the proportion of people finishing high school has risen by 44 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure at 64.2%, a result that is much higher than most similar areas. Most residents have finished their schooling, with only 4.1% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spillett, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.5% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 6.2% held such a qualification.
23.5% ▲ +277.7%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 Spillett, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.3% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 schools within 3km, which is among the smallest number for this level. The 2,550 enrolments are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors, with 20% in independent schools.
1.64
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Lower than 94% 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).
2,550
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
510
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Spillett
5 schools — 2,550 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 365 | 1,008 |
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 474 | 1,017 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Zuccoli | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 379 | 1,027 |
| Zuccoli Primary School, Zuccoli | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 537 | 989 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Johnston | Catholic | Secondary | 7.3 km | 795 | 1,001 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spillett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70024/spillett/topic/education