59.1% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jitarning · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jitarning
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates have become a hallmark of Jitarning, where 59.1% of residents finished Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits slightly above the Western Australian average. While university degrees are less common than the national figure, the local workforce holds a diverse range of certificates and diplomas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 59.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas. Other residents have finished Year 10 (27.3%) or Year 11 (15.9%), while no one reported leaving school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jitarning, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure. Qualifications are split evenly between bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV, both at 42.9%.
20.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Jitarning splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (35%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Education is the most common field of study for those with qualifications, accounting for 33.3%. Management and commerce, and food, hospitality and personal services, each make up 14.3% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3km, which is a combined primary and secondary school. With an average size of 115 students, it is smaller than most areas, and its advantage score is around the middle for its level.
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).
115
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jitarning
1 school — 115 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kulin District High School, Kulin | Government | Combined | 17.3 km | 115 | 1,003 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jitarning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50699/jitarning/topic/education