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Education & Qualifications in Alice Springs

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far more adults in Alice Springs hold high-level qualifications than in other parts of the Northern Territory. While 27.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, the same proportion of people have completed Year 12, showing a strong trend toward higher education in recent years.

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Where Alice Springs sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.2% ▲ +42.1%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Alice Springs — higher than 91% of areas.

Alice Springs27.2%
0873, NT 17.1%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates in Alice Springs rose 10 points since 2011 to reach 55.5%. This is well above the Territory figure, though it remains well below the national average.

Completed Year 12

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55.5% ▲ +23.3%

Higher than 86% of urban area areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Alice Springs, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 16%.

Year 12 55.5% Year 10 14.8% Year 11 11.0% Year 9 or below 10.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 27.2% of adults, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Northern Territory's 21.5%. This figure rose 8.1 points since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are also common at 25.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.2% ▲ +42.1%

Higher than 91% of urban area areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Alice Springs splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.

Bachelor degree 26.1% Certificate III / IV 25.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.8% Postgraduate degree 11.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.6% Certificate I / II 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Health is the most common field of study at 15.5%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.9% and society and culture at 14.8%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/7001/alice-springs/topic/education