75.0% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jerrabomberra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jerrabomberra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 16 percentage point gap separates Jerrabomberra from the rest of the country in school completion. This highly educated area sees far more residents finishing Year 12 and holding university degrees than the state or national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Three quarters of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is far above the New South Wales and Australian averages. Only 3.3% of the population left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jerrabomberra, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 35.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national average, with postgraduate degrees making up a further 17.8% of the total.
35.1% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 35.1%
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 Jerrabomberra, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 31%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Postgraduate degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for residents are management and commerce at 26.4%, followed by society and culture at 16.1%. Engineering and health also represent significant shares of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas. While there are 10 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
0.96
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
438
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jerrabomberra
10 schools — 4,384 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Jerrabomberra Public School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 865 | 1,107 |
| Jerrabomberra High School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 333 | 1,068 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 723 | 982 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 34 | 944 |
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 419 | 939 |
| Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 84 | 1,067 |
| Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 448 | 967 |
| Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 387 | 988 |
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 361 | 997 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 730 | 1,056 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jerrabomberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12025/jerrabomberra/topic/education