69.4% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jagajaga · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Jagajaga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Jagajaga hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. This is a well-educated community where 37.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has climbed sharply in recent years. The local population is significantly more likely to have finished high school compared to the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 69.4%, which is far above the Australian figure of 58.8%. This represents a significant jump of 20 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jagajaga, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree or higher make up 37.5% of the population, which is well above the Victorian average of 29.2%. This proportion rose by 17 percentage points since 2016.
37.5% —
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 37.5%
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 Jagajaga, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 19.8%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most areas with an average size of 564 students and an advantage score that is much higher than most similar places. Government schools make up 67.9% of the sector.
1.96
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
31,006
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
564
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,103
Higher than 85% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jagajaga
56 schools — 31,006 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Government 38 · Catholic 14 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 11 · Combined 8
| Eltham Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 253 | 1,117 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 79 | 1,094 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 475 | 1,127 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| Research Primary School, Research | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 219 | 1,092 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Eltham College, Research | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 639 | 1,139 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Kangaroo Ground Primary School, Kangaroo Ground | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 203 | 1,085 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 6.8 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 7.8 km | 741 | 930 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 7.9 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 8.2 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 8.3 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 8.8 km | — | — |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 9.4 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 10.2 km | 850 | 1,181 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 10.3 km | 73 | 965 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | 10.6 km | 557 | 1,157 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 10.8 km | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 11.1 km | 191 | 1,149 |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 11.2 km | 102 | 1,147 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jagajaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED225/jagajaga/topic/education