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).
Jericho · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jericho
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A lower school advantage score than most areas defines the educational landscape in Jericho. While the town has three schools within 3km, the typical school is much larger than those found in similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 38%, ahead of Year 9 or below (19%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jericho, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Postgraduate degree at 0%, ahead of Graduate diploma / certificate (0%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The three local schools are mostly government-run, with 66.7% of the sector being government and 33.3% independent. These schools tend to be much larger than those in most other areas, with an average size of 526 students.
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 71% 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
3 schools — 1,578 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Wallaroo Mines Primary School, Kadina | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 92 | 899 |
| Kadina Memorial School, Kadina | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,184 | 951 |
| Harvest Christian College, Kadina | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 302 | 983 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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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/SAL40637/jericho/topic/education