47.2% —
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Norfolk Island · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Norfolk Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Norfolk Island have finished school and gained higher qualifications than in 2016. While university degrees are less common than the national figure, a growing number of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 47.2% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the figure for other territories. This is a rise of 3.2 points since 2016, although it remains far below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Norfolk Island, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 4.0 points since 2016 to 15.4%. This is a little above other territories, but far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
15.4% —
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Norfolk Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 13.9%, followed by management and commerce at 12.2%.
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 Norfolk Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL921001/norfolk-island/topic/education