70.6% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A highly educated workforce defines Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra, where 31.5% of adults hold a university degree. This level of qualification is well above the national figure, reflecting a professional population that has grown steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures at 70.6%. This is much higher than most similar areas and has risen by 8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 31.5% of the population, which is well above the national average. Most of these qualifications are bachelor degrees (26.4%) or postgraduate degrees (15.5%).
31.5% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in management and commerce are the most common at 24.4%, followed by society and culture at 15.7% and engineering at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two local schools are both government-run and have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas. These schools are larger than average, with a typical size of 599 students.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.74
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,198
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
599
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,096
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra
11 schools — 4,664 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Jerrabomberra Public School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 865 | 1,107 |
| Jerrabomberra High School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 333 | 1,068 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 723 | 982 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 34 | 944 |
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 419 | 939 |
| Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 448 | 967 |
| Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 84 | 1,067 |
| Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 387 | 988 |
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 361 | 997 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 730 | 1,056 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 280 | 1,031 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021012/queanbeyan-west-jerrabomberra/topic/education