43.9% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jaggan · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Jaggan have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state. While only 43.9% of residents completed their final year of school, the area has a surprisingly high proportion of adults with university degrees, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 29.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
43.9% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Jaggan, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (12%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 23.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state average and much higher than most similar areas.
23.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Jaggan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 31%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in Jaggan are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Education both at 14.7%, followed by Health at 13.8%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government secondary school, which is much larger than typical schools in similar areas with an average size of 538 students.
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).
538
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 538 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Secondary 1
| Malanda State High School, Malanda | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 538 | 994 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jaggan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31426/jaggan/topic/education