40.8% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Yea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Yea have finished high school or university compared to the rest of Victoria. Only 40.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the state figure of 61.8%. While these numbers have risen slightly since 2011, the area continues to lag behind national education trends.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, though it rose 3.7 percentage points since 2011. For those who didn't finish Year 12, the next most common highest level of schooling is Year 10, at 19.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yea, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.8% of the population, which is far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.4% of residents.
14.8% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Yea, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related subjects at 14.3%, followed by Society and Culture at 10.2% and Health at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yea has 4 schools, which is more than about 59% of similar areas, giving it one of the highest numbers of schools per 1,000 children. However, the average school size is much lower than most areas, with total enrolments at 474.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.08
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Lower than 90% 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).
474
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
119
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 72% 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 Yea
5 schools — 514 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Sacred Heart School, Yea | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 36 | 959 |
| Yea Primary School, Yea | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 128 | 1,005 |
| Yea High School, Yea | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 283 | 960 |
| Flowerdale Primary School, Flowerdale | Government | Primary | 15.6 km | 27 | 933 |
| Buxton Primary School, Buxton | Government | Primary | 32.8 km | 40 | 997 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011062/yea/topic/education