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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Alice Springs Town Council LGA, 53.6% of people aged over 15 years had completed Year 12 schooling (or equivalent) as of 2021. This was greater than Wagait Shire LGA.
Alice Springs Town Council LGA's school completion data is a useful indicator of socio-economic status. With other indicators, such as Proficiency in English, the data informs planners and decision-makers about people's ability to access services. Combined with Educational Qualifications it also allows assessment of the skill base of the population.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the highest year of primary or secondary school the person has completed?'
| Highest level of secondary schooling completed | |||||||
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| Alice Springs Town Council LGA - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Level of schooling | Number | % | Wagait Shire LGA % | Number | % | Wagait Shire LGA % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Year 8 or below | 942 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1,219 | 6.7 | 9.1 | -277 |
| Year 9 or equivalent | 1,046 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 1,177 | 6.4 | 10.2 | -131 |
| Year 10 or equivalent | 3,142 | 15.3 | 25.8 | 3,668 | 20.0 | 27.2 | -526 |
| Year 11 or equivalent | 2,384 | 11.6 | 15.2 | 2,758 | 15.1 | 11.8 | -374 |
| Year 12 or equivalent | 10,982 | 53.6 | 42.1 | 6,923 | 37.8 | 29.9 | +4,059 |
| Did not go to school | 271 | 1.3 | -- | 290 | 1.6 | -- | -19 |
| Not stated | 1,738 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 2,282 | 12.5 | 11.8 | -544 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 20,505 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 18,317 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,188 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the highest level of schooling attained by the population in Alice Springs Town Council LGA in 2021 compared to Wagait Shire LGA shows that there was a lower proportion of people who had left school at an early level (Year 10 or less) and a higher proportion of people who completed Year 12 or equivalent.
Overall, 26.3% of the population left school at Year 10 or below, and 53.6% went on to complete Year 12 or equivalent, compared with 32.4% and 42.1% respectively for Wagait Shire LGA.
The major differences between the level of schooling attained by the population in Alice Springs Town Council LGA and Wagait Shire LGA were:
- A larger percentage of persons who completed year 12 or equivalent (53.6% compared to 42.1%)
- A larger percentage of persons who completed year 8 or below (4.6% compared to 1.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons who completed year 10 or equivalent (15.3% compared to 25.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons who completed year 11 or equivalent (11.6% compared to 15.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the level of schooling attained by the population in Alice Springs Town Council LGA, between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Year 12 or equivalent (+4,059 persons)
- Year 10 or equivalent (-526 persons)
- Year 11 or equivalent (-374 persons)
- Year 8 or below (-277 persons)
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