33.7% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarriambiack · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Yarriambiack
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Yarriambiack have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 33.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. While these numbers are low, more people have finished school and earned degrees than they did ten years ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, though the rate rose by 8 points since 2011 to reach 33.7%. About 17.1% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarriambiack, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.4% of residents.
9.9% ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Yarriambiack, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering (12.4%) and Health (12.2%) being the most frequent, followed by Society and Culture at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yarriambiack has 12 schools, which is among the highest number for an area of this type. These schools are typically very small, with an average of 71 students per school.
12
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
11.95
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 69% 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).
856
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
71
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 76% 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 Yarriambiack
12 schools — 856 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Beulah Primary School, Beulah | Government | Primary | 11.5 km | 27 | 1,005 |
| Warracknabeal Special Developmental School, Warracknabeal | Government | Combined | 22.5 km | 29 | 951 |
| St Mary's School, Warracknabeal | Catholic | Primary | 23.0 km | 74 | 1,026 |
| Warracknabeal Primary School, Warracknabeal | Government | Primary | 23.4 km | 111 | 903 |
| Warracknabeal Secondary College, Warracknabeal | Government | Secondary | 23.4 km | 175 | 964 |
| Hopetoun P-12 College, Hopetoun | Government | Combined | 35.0 km | 73 | 948 |
| St Joseph's School, Hopetoun | Catholic | Primary | 36.2 km | 37 | 994 |
| Minyip Primary School, Minyip | Government | Primary | 48.9 km | 25 | 893 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Murtoa | Catholic | Primary | 64.2 km | 9 | 1,020 |
| Murtoa College, Murtoa | Government | Combined | 64.4 km | 255 | 959 |
| Rupanyup Primary School, Rupanyup | Government | Primary | 68.0 km | 25 | 975 |
| Tempy Primary School, Tempy | Government | Primary | 78.3 km | 16 | 1,025 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarriambiack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011394/yarriambiack/topic/education