50.9% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yass · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Yass
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Yass, held by 33.3% of adults. While the proportion of people finishing high school has risen to 50.9%, this is still well below the national figure. Overall, the area has fewer university degrees than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This result has improved, however, as the rate rose 5.7 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yass, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the Australian average of 26.3%. This proportion of qualified adults rose 3.5 points between 2016 and 2021.
19.9% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Yass, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.1% and society and culture at 16.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yass has 4 schools, which is more than about 59% of similar areas, though the average school size of 339 is lower than most. Government schools make up 75% of the sector.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.06
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,357
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
339
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yass
4 schools — 1,357 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Yass High School, Yass | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 557 | 990 |
| Yass Public School, Yass | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 305 | 1,012 |
| Mt Carmel School, Yass | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 270 | 1,048 |
| Berinba Public School, Yass | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 225 | 960 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061541/yass/topic/education