28.3% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarrabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Yarrabah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Yarrabah since 2011, with the rate rising by 4.8 points to 28.3%. However, this remains far below the national figure, and very few adults hold university degrees. The area's educational profile is now defined by a strong presence of trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 33.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarrabah, the largest group is Year 10 at 35%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 2.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 47.5% of people.
2.7% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Yarrabah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Certificate I / II is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most often studied society and culture, at 16.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school with 405 enrolments, which is smaller than about 87% of similar areas. The average school advantage score here is among the lowest for its level.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.34
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 98% 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).
405
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
405
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
688
Lower than 99% 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 Yarrabah
1 school — 405 students, average ICSEA 688.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Yarrabah State School, Yarrabah | Government | Combined | 13.0 km | 405 | 688 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarrabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031163/yarrabah/topic/education