55.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Jagged · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in Mount Jagged have finished Year 12, reflecting a stable trend in school completion. The area has a higher share of university-qualified adults than most similar places, though this remains well below the national figure.
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.2% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most areas and roughly the same as the South Australian figure. However, this is well below the national average.
55.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Mount Jagged, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications here include Certificate III or IVs at 32.5% and bachelor degrees at 31.3%. While 21% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the Australian average.
21.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Mount Jagged splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (41%) and Bachelor degree (39%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 15% and Agriculture and environment at 13.8%, followed by Health at 12.5%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3km of the area, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas.
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).
469
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 469 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Mount Compass Area School, Mount Compass | Government | Combined | 8.2 km | 469 | 987 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Jagged [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40951/mount-jagged/topic/education