54.2% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whyalla Jenkins · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whyalla Jenkins
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Whyalla Jenkins have seen a shift over the last decade, with a strong focus on practical training. While the area has a higher rate of university degrees than many similar places, it still trails behind both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.2% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whyalla Jenkins, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Technical training is common here, with 44.8% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. However, the 17.7% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.7% ▲ +57.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 Whyalla Jenkins, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in engineering and related fields, at 27.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, more than 80% of similar areas, though their average advantage score is much lower than most.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
255
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
898
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whyalla Jenkins
8 schools — 2,037 students, average ICSEA 898.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Whyalla Stuart Primary School R-6, Whyalla Stuart | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 79 | 756 |
| Whyalla Secondary College, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,004 | 900 |
| Long Street Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 140 | 895 |
| Fisk Street Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 63 | 857 |
| Sunrise Christian School Whyalla, Whyalla Norrie | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 257 | 1,006 |
| Hincks Avenue Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 170 | 833 |
| Whyalla Special Education Centre, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 63 | 890 |
| Nicolson Avenue Primary School, Whyalla Norrie | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 261 | 885 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whyalla Jenkins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41587/whyalla-jenkins/topic/education