33.3% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 26 percentage points separates Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie from the rest of the state in Year 12 completion. Only 33.3% of people here finished high school, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. While this rate has risen since 2011, the area continues to see much lower levels of formal schooling and higher degrees than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification in similar areas, though it has risen by 4.3 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 10.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This is much lower than most areas, although the rate rose 2.8 points since 2011.
10.7% ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 14.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.4% and Health at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools in the area, which is among the largest number for similar places. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 104 students and a total of 935 enrolments.
9
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.93
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
935
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
104
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 69% 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 Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie
14 schools — 2,421 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| St Joseph's Primary School, Jerilderie | Catholic | Primary | 7.9 km | 46 | 1,011 |
| Jerilderie Public School, Jerilderie | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 14 | 954 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Finley | Catholic | Primary | 26.1 km | 83 | 998 |
| Finley Public School, Finley | Government | Primary | 26.4 km | 139 | 959 |
| Finley High School, Finley | Government | Secondary | 26.5 km | 304 | 965 |
| Berrigan Public School, Berrigan | Government | Primary | 28.2 km | 66 | 984 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Tocumwal | Catholic | Primary | 44.8 km | 20 | 993 |
| Tocumwal Public School, Tocumwal | Government | Primary | 44.8 km | 154 | 1,002 |
| Barooga Public School, Barooga | Government | Primary | 54.3 km | 109 | 962 |
| Cobram Secondary College, Cobram | Government | Secondary | 54.5 km | 457 | 952 |
| St Joseph's School, Cobram | Catholic | Primary | 55.0 km | 308 | 1,006 |
| Cobram Anglican Grammar School, Cobram | Independent | Combined | 55.7 km | 387 | 1,010 |
| Cobram Primary School, Cobram | Government | Primary | 55.8 km | 268 | 933 |
| Cobram and District Specialist School, Cobram | Government | Combined | 55.9 km | 66 | 929 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109031185/tocumwal-finley-jerilderie/topic/education