36.4% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jerusalem · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jerusalem
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Jerusalem have completed high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 36.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, with university degrees being much less common here than across South Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 36.4%, which is far below the South Australian average of 54.6%. Other common levels of schooling include Year 11 at 23.0% and Year 10 at 20.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jerusalem, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.7% of residents.
9.2% ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Jerusalem, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by engineering and society and culture, both at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, though they have a lower average advantage score than typical 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).
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 Jerusalem
3 schools — 1,578 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Kadina Memorial School, Kadina | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,184 | 951 |
| Wallaroo Mines Primary School, Kadina | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 92 | 899 |
| Harvest Christian College, Kadina | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 302 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jerusalem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40638/jerusalem/topic/education