39.8% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) 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 · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Jervis Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have completed high school in Jervis Bay compared to most similar areas. Only 39.8% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average of 58.8%. This trend has dipped further since 2011, and the proportion of adults with university degrees is also quite low.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are much lower than most areas, sitting at 39.8%. This is a little below the Other Territories figure of 42.5% and fell 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.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.2% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion fell 3.0 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a little above the state average.
14.2% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) 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 qualifications are in 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).
Jervis Bay has just one school, which is a government primary school. With 60 enrolments, it is among the smallest schools and has one of the lowest average advantage scores at this level.
1
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
18.87
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
60
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
60
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
794
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jervis Bay
1 school — 60 students, average ICSEA 794.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Jervis Bay School, Jervis Bay | Government | Primary | — | 60 | 794 |
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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/sa3/90103/jervis-bay/topic/education