39.1% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jondaryan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Jondaryan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 39.1% of people in Jondaryan have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While this rate has risen by 8.9 percentage points since 2011, the area still sees much lower levels of formal schooling and university degrees than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, where the figure is 58.8%. Many residents instead finished school at Year 10, which accounts for 30.1% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jondaryan, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are among the lowest in the region at 8.4%, far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 40.7%.
8.4% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Jondaryan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 17.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Jondaryan has a high number of schools for its size, with 4.51 schools per 1,000 children. These schools are mostly government-run primary schools, though the average school size is much lower than in most areas.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.51
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
1,019
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
146
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
917
Lower than 88% 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 Jondaryan
9 schools — 1,263 students, average ICSEA 919.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Bowenville State School, Bowenville | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 20 | 888 |
| Jondaryan State School, Jondaryan | Government | Primary | 11.9 km | 41 | 948 |
| Mount Tyson State School, Mount Tyson | Government | Primary | 21.4 km | 26 | 941 |
| St Monica's School, Oakey | Catholic | Primary | 24.9 km | 193 | 968 |
| Oakey State High School, Oakey | Government | Secondary | 25.0 km | 455 | 928 |
| Oakey State School, Oakey | Government | Primary | 25.1 km | 249 | 847 |
| Biddeston State School, Biddeston | Government | Primary | 28.0 km | 35 | 958 |
| Cecil Plains State School, Cecil Plains | Government | Combined | 30.9 km | 39 | 851 |
| Kingsthorpe State School, Kingsthorpe | Government | Primary | 34.8 km | 205 | 939 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jondaryan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307021180/jondaryan/topic/education