28.9% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jeparit · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jeparit
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Jeparit have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 28.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, with very few locals holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower than most areas at 28.9%, sitting 33 points below the Victorian average. About 21.2% of residents finished Year 10, while 20.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jeparit, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 5.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.1% of residents.
5.1% ▲ +73.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Jeparit, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Jeparit often hold certificates or degrees in Engineering and related fields (18.3%) or Health (12.9%). Agriculture and environment and Management and commerce both account for 9.4% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is very small with only 14 students. The local primary school is run by the government and has a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
18.18
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
14
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jeparit
1 school — 14 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Jeparit Primary School, Jeparit | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 14 | 936 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jeparit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21265/jeparit/topic/education