43.7% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yankalilla · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Yankalilla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Yankalilla finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 43.7% doing so. While this figure has climbed 8.2 percentage points since 2011, the area still trails significantly behind South Australian and national averages. Higher education is also less common, though the number of people with university degrees is growing.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.7% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. About 20% of residents finished Year 11 and 19.4% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yankalilla, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.7% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.4% of residents.
14.7% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 Yankalilla, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 14.3%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yankalilla has three government schools with a total of 505 enrolments, which is smaller than about 71% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than most, with a typical size of 168 students.
3
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.75
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
505
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
168
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yankalilla
3 schools — 505 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Yankalilla Area School, Yankalilla | Government | Combined | — | 389 | 970 |
| Myponga Primary School, Myponga | Government | Primary | — | 87 | 994 |
| Rapid Bay Primary School, Rapid Bay | Government | Primary | — | 29 | 975 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yankalilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48750/yankalilla/topic/education