34.2% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jones Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jones Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A small percentage of residents have finished high school, with only 34.2% of people in Jones Island completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Many residents left school earlier, with 28.8% finishing Year 10 and 19.2% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jones Island, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.3% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.9% of residents.
12.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Jones Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or certificates, the most common fields are engineering and related topics at 18.4%, followed by education at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is smaller than most similar areas with an average size of 60 students. This school also has a much lower advantage score than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
60
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
925
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jones Island
1 school — 60 students, average ICSEA 925.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Coopernook Public School, Coopernook | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 60 | 925 |
Sources
More for Jones Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jones Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12049/jones-island/topic/education