35.6% ▲ +26.5%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarrawonga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Yarrawonga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Yarrawonga have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 35.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. While these numbers are low, the proportion of people with university degrees has risen slightly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the national figure, though the 35.6% result is 7.5 percentage points higher than in 2011. About 23.3% of residents topped out at Year 10, while 16.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarrawonga, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, which is far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.6% of residents.
11.3% ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Yarrawonga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 15.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14.2%. Health, society and culture, and education also feature among the top qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools with a total of 1,687 enrolments. These schools are typically larger than those in most similar areas, though their average advantage score is lower than most.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.23
Higher than 55% 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).
1,687
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
562
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Lower than 60% 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 Yarrawonga
4 schools — 1,735 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Yarrawonga College P-12, Yarrawonga | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,008 | 964 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Yarrawonga | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 443 | 1,046 |
| Sacred Heart College, Yarrawonga | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 236 | 1,021 |
| Mulwala Public School, Mulwala | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 48 | 967 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarrawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216021414/yarrawonga/topic/education