48.2% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jeeralang Junction · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jeeralang Junction
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 14 percentage points separates Jeeralang Junction from Victoria in Year 12 completion rates. While fewer people finished high school here than the state average, there is a surprising number of people with higher degrees. This creates a local educational profile that is quite different from typical rural areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 20.2% of the population left school after Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jeeralang Junction, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.6% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is still a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
23.6% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 Jeeralang Junction, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 21.2%, followed by society and culture at 12.7%. Health and management both stand at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are smaller and have lower advantage scores than most.
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).
105
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jeeralang Junction
3 schools — 315 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Lumen Christi School, Churchill | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 87 | 986 |
| Churchill Primary School, Churchill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 212 | 965 |
| Yinnar South Primary School, Yinnar South | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 16 | 952 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jeeralang Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21261/jeeralang-junction/topic/education