Indigenous-Education-Review_DRAFT

Review of Indigenous Education in the Northern Territory
Bruce Wilson
List of Figures
Figure 1 – Northern Territory Indigenous Households by number of persons usually resident and
Geolocation .............................................................................................................................................. 27
Figure 2 – Highest Level of Schooling, Northern Territory Population 15 and over by Indigenous Status ...... 27
Figure 3 – Highest Level of Schooling, Northern Territory Indigenous Population 15 and over by
Geolocation .............................................................................................................................................. 28
Figure 4 – Highest Level of Schooling, Northern Territory Indigenous Population 15 and over by Census
Year ........................................................................................................................................................... 28
Figure 5 – Northern Territory Indigenous Population by Language Spoken at Home and Geolocation .......... 29
Figure 6 – Northern Territory Government School Indigenous Enrolments in 2012 by Geolocation .............. 31
Figure 7 – Students attending 80% or less by Indigenous status and geolocation .......................................... 31
Figure 8 – Very Remote Indigenous Students by Stage of Schooling and Attendance Band ........................... 32
Figure 9 – NAPLAN data by geolocation, Indigeneity, Year level and NAPLAN domain, comparing
Northern Territory with the rest of Australian minus Northern Territory ............................................... 33
Figure 10 – Northern Territory versus Rest of Australia, % of schools in ICSEA bands .................................... 34
Figure 11 – Northern Territory Government Schools, 2012 NAPLAN Results – Reading ................................. 58
Figure 12 – Northern Territory Government Schools, 2012 NAPLAN Results – Writing .................................. 59
Figure 13 – Northern Territory Government Schools NAPLAN AANMS results for Indigenous students by
Geolocation .............................................................................................................................................. 60
Figure 14 – Northern Territory Government Schools, 2012 NAPLAN Results – Numeracy ............................. 68
Figure 15 – Northern Territory Government School Indigenous Enrolments in 2012 by Geolocation ............ 72
Figure 16 – Northern Territory Government Schools NAPLAN AANMS results for Year 9 Indigenous
students by Geolocation ........................................................................................................................... 73
Figure 17 – NTCE/NTCET Indigenous Year 12 Student Completion rate at Northern Territory Government
Schools ...................................................................................................................................................... 74
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Figure 18 – Very Remote Northern Territory Government Schools ‐ Indigenous NTCE/NTCET completions . 74
Figure 19 – NT Government Indigenous students – % at or above national minimum standard by
attendance band ...................................................................................................................................... 85
Figure 20 – $ per student by jurisdiction and stage of schooling .................................................................. 116
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