49.4% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jarra Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jarra Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 11.6% of adults in Jarra Creek hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it an area where practical trade and vocational training are more common than university degrees. This focus on hands-on skills is reflected in the local qualifications and schooling trends.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents (49.4%) have finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. About 26.4% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jarra Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.5% of adults. The proportion with a university degree is far below the Queensland average of 21.9%.
11.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Jarra Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, 41.9% studied engineering and related fields. Other common areas of study include food, hospitality and personal services at 20.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three schools are located within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These include a mix of government and Catholic schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
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).
386
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
928
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jarra Creek
3 schools — 1,159 students, average ICSEA 928.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Clare's School, Tully | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 170 | 1,008 |
| Tully State School, Tully | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 268 | 885 |
| Tully State High School, Tully | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 721 | 925 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jarra Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31433/jarra-creek/topic/education