41.2% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jericho · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jericho
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Jericho have remained relatively stable over the last decade, though they stay far below state and national averages. Only 41.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well under the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern carries through to higher education, where degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Jericho have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 41.2% completed Year 12, which is 18 points below the Australian average, while 17.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jericho, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher qualifications are rare here, with only 9.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 38.9%.
9.1% ▲ +63.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Jericho, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Jericho often specialise in practical fields. Agriculture and environment are the most common areas of study at 15.6%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 14.4%.
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 local primary school is small with an average of 21 students. It is a government-run school and ranks among the lowest for school advantage scores.
16.39
Higher than 86% 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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
858
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jericho
1 school — 21 students, average ICSEA 858.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Jericho State School, Jericho | Government | Primary | 29.7 km | 21 | 858 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jericho [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31438/jericho/topic/education