79.8% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 77.9%
- 2021: 79.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jacka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Jacka
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of adults in Jacka have completed high school compared to the national average. Roughly 80% of residents finished Year 12, and 40.4% hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most other areas across the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 80% of people here completed Year 12, a figure that rose slightly since 2016. This is a little above the territory average and far above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jacka, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in Jacka, with 40.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is far above the Australian average, it is a little below the typical level for the ACT.
40.4% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 40.4%
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 Jacka, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Certificate III / IV (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 29.4% of residents. Other frequent fields include society and culture at 13.1% and health at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3 kilometres of the area, which is fewer than about 77% of similar places.
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).
Schools serving Jacka
9 schools — 7,567 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Taqwa School, Moncrieff | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 407 | 1,099 |
| Neville Bonner Primary School, Bonner | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 606 | 1,058 |
| Amaroo School, Amaroo | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,638 | 1,070 |
| Margaret Hendry School, Taylor | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 626 | 1,054 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Amaroo | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 762 | 1,095 |
| Aunty Agnes Shea High School, Taylor | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 83 | 1,051 |
| Ngunnawal Primary School, Ngunnawal | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 620 | 1,049 |
| Gungahlin College, Gungahlin | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,070 | 1,061 |
| Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,755 | 1,165 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jacka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041118/jacka/topic/education