39.8% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jervis Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Jervis Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower schooling and qualification rates than most similar areas mark Jervis Bay. Only 39.8% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This trend is reflected in the local qualifications, where the proportion of adults with a university degree has also declined.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Jervis Bay have completed Year 12 than in most other areas, at 39.8%. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and has dropped 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jervis Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.2%, which is lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure has fallen by 3 percentage points since 2011.
14.2% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Jervis Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 11.2%, followed by management and commerce at 7.5% and health at 7.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has just one small government primary school with 60 enrolments. While the number of schools is small, the rate of 18.87 schools per 1,000 children is among the highest for similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
18.87
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Lower than 96% 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).
60
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
60
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
794
Lower than 99% 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 Jervis Bay
2 schools — 315 students, average ICSEA 925.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Jervis Bay School, Jervis Bay | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 60 | 794 |
| Sussex Inlet Public School, Sussex Inlet | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 255 | 956 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jervis Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/901031003/jervis-bay/topic/education