33.2% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jervois · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jervois
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Jervois have completed high school or university compared to most other areas, which shapes the local skill set. Only 4.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian average, with only 33.2% of residents finishing their final year of school. About 27.5% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jervois, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 55.8% of the community. This is consistent with the low number of people with university degrees, which is much lower than in most other areas.
4.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Jervois, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering, society and culture, or agriculture and environment, each making up about 9.5% to 16.8% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by two government primary schools, which is a higher number of schools per child than most similar areas. However, the average school size is smaller than usual, with just 104 students per school.
17.24
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
104
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jervois
2 schools — 208 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Jervois Primary School, Jervois | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 83 | 948 |
| Tailem Bend Primary School, Tailem Bend | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 125 | 894 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jervois [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40639/jervois/topic/education