50.4% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yackandandah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Yackandandah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Yackandandah have finished high school compared to the state average. While half of residents have completed Year 12, this is well below the national figure. However, the area has seen a steady climb in both school completions and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. This figure has risen by 9.3 percentage points since 2011, though it remains lower than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yackandandah, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.9% of the population, a figure that is a little below the Australian average. This level of higher education has grown since 2011, with Certificate III and IV being the most common qualifications at 33%.
23.9% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Yackandandah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are Engineering and related subjects at 16%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.9% and Health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yackandandah has four small government primary schools, which is a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. These schools are smaller than those in 88% of similar places and have a higher average advantage score.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.75
Higher than 77% 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).
383
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
96
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 64% 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 Yackandandah
4 schools — 383 students, average ICSEA 1,048.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Osbornes Flat Primary School, Osbornes Flat | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 40 | 1,003 |
| Kiewa Valley Primary School, Tangambalanga | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 138 | 1,010 |
| Upper Sandy Creek Primary School, Sandy Creek | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 20 | 984 |
| Yackandandah Primary School, Yackandandah | Government | Primary | 14.2 km | 185 | 1,092 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yackandandah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031075/yackandandah/topic/education