# Education & Qualifications — Jerramungup

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Area: Jerramungup (Council (LGA))

Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common high-level achievements in Jerramungup, held by 34.2% of adults. While the area has seen a rise in university degrees and high school completions since 2011, overall qualification levels remain well below the state and national figures.

About half of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that rose 3.8 points since 2011. This result is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This proportion has grown by 4 points since 2011.

Jerramungup has two government schools with a combined 150 enrolments. While the number of schools is small, there are 8 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.

The most common fields of qualification are engineering at 16.4%, followed by agriculture and environment and management and commerce, which both stand at 13.2%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 50.3% | +8.2% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 13.9% | +40.3% since 2011 |
| Schools | 2 | — |
| Schools per 1,000 children | 8.00 | — |
| School enrolments | 150 | — |
| Average school size | 75 | — |
| Average school ICSEA | 969 | — |

**Highest year of school** — Year 12 50.3%, Year 10 23.9%, Year 11 9.8%, Year 9 or below 6.8%

**Highest qualification level** — Certificate III / IV 34.2%, Bachelor degree 20.2%, Advanced diploma / diploma 11.6%, Certificate I / II 4.0%, Postgraduate degree 2.6%, Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

**Field of qualification** — Engineering & related 16.4%, Agriculture & environment 13.2%, Management & commerce 13.2%, Education 11.8%, Health 7.6%, Architecture & building 5.6%, Society & culture 5.0%, Food, hospitality & personal services 4.6%, Natural & physical sciences 1.4%, Creative arts 1.4%, Information technology 1.2%

## Schools serving Jerramungup

2 schools, 150 students, average ICSEA 969.

By sector: Government 2

By type: Combined 1, Primary 1

| School | Sector | Type | Distance | Students |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jerramungup District High School | Government | Combined | — | 114 |
| Bremer Bay Primary School | Government | Primary | — | 36 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54130/jerramungup/topic/education