30.5% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Junee · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Junee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Junee have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 30.5% of people have completed Year 12, though this is a rise from 2011. These figures point to a local workforce and community where trade certificates are more common than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, though it has risen 6.3 points since 2011. Roughly 30.5% of residents finished Year 12, while 27.7% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Junee splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much lower than in most areas, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 30.6% of the population.
9.5% ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Junee, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Junee are spread across a few main areas. Engineering and Management and Commerce are the most common fields, each accounting for 11.1% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Junee has six schools, which is fewer than about 61% of similar areas. While the average school size is much lower than most areas, there are 5.69 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most places.
6
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.69
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
642
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
107
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Junee
6 schools — 642 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Junee High School, Junee | Government | Secondary | — | 237 | 922 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Junee | Catholic | Primary | — | 147 | 985 |
| Junee Public School, Junee | Government | Primary | — | 118 | 906 |
| Junee North Public School, Junee | Government | Primary | — | 111 | 915 |
| Eurongilly Public School, Eurongilly | Government | Primary | — | 17 | 1,017 |
| Illabo Public School, Illabo | Government | Primary | — | 12 | 995 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Junee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14300/junee/topic/education