45.0% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jamisontown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jamisontown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Jamisontown have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in school completion is mirrored in higher education, where only 14.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% national average. Roughly 31% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jamisontown, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.1%, which is far below both the state and national figures. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38% of residents.
14.1% ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Jamisontown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 28 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The schools that do operate here are much larger than usual, with an average size of 576 students.
1.06
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 88% 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).
576
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jamisontown
28 schools — 16,130 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Jamisontown Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 317 | 980 |
| Regentville Public School, Regentville | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 523 | 1,003 |
| Glenmore Park Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 455 | 994 |
| Caroline Chisholm College, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,011 | 1,054 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 540 | 1,058 |
| Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 406 | 993 |
| Jamison High School, South Penrith | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 834 | 964 |
| York Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 515 | 973 |
| Leonay Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 191 | 1,049 |
| Our Lady of The Way Primary School, Emu Plains | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 328 | 1,047 |
| Surveyors Creek Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Glenmore Park High School, Glenmore Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 956 | 976 |
| Penrith South Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 441 | 958 |
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Emu Plains | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 807 | 994 |
| St Nicholas of Myra Primary School, Penrith | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 169 | 1,068 |
| Fernhill School, Glenmore Park | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 129 | 956 |
| Penola Catholic College Emu Plains, Emu Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 709 | 1,024 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, South Penrith | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 398 | 1,040 |
| Penrith Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 524 | 986 |
| Penrith High School, Penrith | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 930 | 1,186 |
| Kingswood South Public School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 304 | 956 |
| Penrith Christian School, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 744 | 1,047 |
| Montgrove College, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 675 | 1,106 |
| Nangamay Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 413 | 1,050 |
| Kingswood High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,005 | 955 |
| Lapstone Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 158 | 1,113 |
| Penrith Anglican College, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,214 | 1,101 |
| St Dominic's College, Kingswood | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,010 | 1,008 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jamisontown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12009/jamisontown/topic/education