30.1% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Junee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Junee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than a third of Junee residents have completed Year 12, reflecting a local workforce that relies more on trade and practical skills than formal degrees. While the proportion of people finishing school has risen since 2011, the area remains far below the state and national figures for high school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification in similar areas, despite a 6.3 percentage point rise since 2011.
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.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 9.4% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.9% of the population.
9.4% ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
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.
The most common fields of study in the area are Engineering and related fields at 11.1%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 10.9% and Society and culture at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Junee has six schools, which is more than about 80% of similar areas, though they are much smaller than average with just 642 total enrolments. Most are government-run primary schools.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.78
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
642
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
107
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 86% 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 Junee
6 schools — 642 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Illabo Public School, Illabo | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 12 | 995 |
| Junee North Public School, Junee | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 111 | 915 |
| Junee High School, Junee | Government | Secondary | 9.2 km | 237 | 922 |
| Junee Public School, Junee | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 118 | 906 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Junee | Catholic | Primary | 10.4 km | 147 | 985 |
| Eurongilly Public School, Eurongilly | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 17 | 1,017 |
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/sa2/113031265/junee/topic/education