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Education & Qualifications in Jacup

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A far lower share of adults hold university degrees in Jacup compared to the rest of the state and country. While over half of the population finished Year 12, high-level qualifications are much less common here than in other parts of Australia.

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📍 Jacup, Suburb / Locality

Where Jacup sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jacup — lower than 58% of areas.

Jacup12.8%
6337, WA 12.3%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 57.4% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas and almost the same as the Western Australian figure.

Completed Year 12

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57.4% —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Jacup, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 57.4% Year 10 12.8% Year 11 6.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 12.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.8% —

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Jacup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (29%).

Certificate III / IV 30.0% Bachelor degree 20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and Environment and Society and Culture both accounting for 16.7% of degrees and certificates.

Field of qualification

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Jacup splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (24%) and Society & culture (24%), with Health at 19%.

Agriculture & environment 16.7% Society & culture 16.7% Health 13.3% Education 13.3% Engineering & related 10.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Jacup — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • 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 Jacup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50678/jacup/topic/education