69.0% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jindabyne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jindabyne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher rates of school completion have become a defining feature of Jindabyne, where 69% of residents finished Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%. While many locals hold strong certificates, there is a noticeable gap in university degrees compared to the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 70% of people in Jindabyne completed Year 12, which is far above both the New South Wales and national figures. Only 3.7% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jindabyne, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the New South Wales average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.5% of residents.
23.2% ▲ +68.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 Jindabyne, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Jindabyne are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 18.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are 6.85 schools per 1,000 children, with three schools located within 3km of residents.
6.85
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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 Jindabyne
3 schools — 1,029 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Jindabyne Public School, Jindabyne | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 283 | 1,032 |
| Jindabyne High School, Jindabyne | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 277 | 1,009 |
| Snowy Mountains Grammar School, Jindabyne | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 469 | 1,093 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jindabyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12039/jindabyne/topic/education