35.0% ▲ +22.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jurien Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jurien Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Jurien Bay than in most other areas. Just 35% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where many adults have left school early or hold vocational certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. About 32.7% of residents stopped after Year 10, while 11.6% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Jurien Bay splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 10.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common top qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.9% of residents.
10.1% ▲ +52.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Jurien Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 21.8%. Other common areas of study include management and commerce at 13.4% and education at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
All schools in the area are government-run, with a mix of primary and combined campuses. The typical school size is 210 students, which is lower than in most similar areas.
3.58
Lower than 52% 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).
210
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jurien Bay
2 schools — 419 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Jurien Bay District High School, Jurien Bay | Government | Combined | 7.0 km | 364 | 956 |
| Cervantes Primary School, Cervantes | Government | Primary | 24.5 km | 55 | 955 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jurien Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50705/jurien-bay/topic/education