60.7% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yass Valley · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Yass Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A jump in school completions and degrees has reshaped Yass Valley since 2011. More people are finishing high school and university than in the past, with 60.7% of residents now completing Year 12. This shift has created a highly qualified community that stands out compared to most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose by 9 points since 2011 to 60.7%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This result is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yass Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher now make up 27.2% of the population, up 5.9 points since 2011. This is about the same as the national figure of 26.3%.
27.2% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Yass Valley splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 17%, followed by society and culture at 15.7% and engineering at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 10 schools and 1,888 enrolments, with 90% of students attending government primary schools. The average school advantage score of 1,022 is much higher than most areas.
10
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.92
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,888
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
189
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yass Valley
10 schools — 1,888 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 1
| Yass High School, Yass | Government | Secondary | — | 557 | 990 |
| Yass Public School, Yass | Government | Primary | — | 305 | 1,012 |
| Mt Carmel School, Yass | Catholic | Primary | — | 270 | 1,048 |
| Berinba Public School, Yass | Government | Primary | — | 225 | 960 |
| Murrumbateman Public School, Murrumbateman | Government | Primary | — | 171 | 1,056 |
| Sutton Public School, Sutton | Government | Primary | — | 152 | 1,098 |
| Gundaroo Public School, Gundaroo | Government | Primary | — | 140 | 1,101 |
| Binalong Public School, Binalong | Government | Primary | — | 38 | 1,005 |
| Bowning Public School, Bowning | Government | Primary | — | 26 | 994 |
| Wee Jasper Public School, Wee Jasper | Government | Primary | — | 4 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yass Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18710/yass-valley/topic/education