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Education & Qualifications in Batchelor

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

Fewer than 27% of residents in Batchelor have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While school completion and university degrees are much lower than in the rest of the country, the number of people with higher qualifications has risen since 2011.

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Where Batchelor sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.1% ▲ +43.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Batchelor — lower than 52% of areas.

Batchelor11.1%
0845, NT 10.6%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 26.5% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8%. This is a trend that has improved, with the rate rising 9.8 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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26.5% ▲ +58.8%

Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Batchelor, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (23%).

Year 12 26.5% Year 11 18.9% Year 10 17.2% Year 9 or below 12.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.1% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 22.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.1% ▲ +43.0%

Lower than 52% of urban centre 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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In Batchelor, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Certificate III / IV 22.2% Bachelor degree 12.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.1% Certificate I / II 5.6% Postgraduate degree 2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are agriculture and environment at 11.6%, followed by education at 9.6%.

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 Batchelor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722010/batchelor/topic/education