66.7% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Jindabyne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Jindabyne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in East Jindabyne finished high school in 2021 than in previous censuses. This shift contributes to a well-educated local population, with 66.7% of people completing Year 12, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 66.7% compared to 58.9% for New South Wales. This makes the area's school-leaving rate well above the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Jindabyne, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.1% of residents.
26.1% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 East Jindabyne, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the most common being management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by engineering at 13.8% and architecture and building at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools have an advantage score of 1,054, which is much higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality 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).
343
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Jindabyne
3 schools — 1,029 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Snowy Mountains Grammar School, Jindabyne | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 469 | 1,093 |
| Jindabyne Public School, Jindabyne | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 283 | 1,032 |
| Jindabyne High School, Jindabyne | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 277 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Jindabyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11355/east-jindabyne/topic/education