44.1% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yankalilla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Yankalilla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Yankalilla hold high-level qualifications compared to most similar areas. Only 15% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, though this is an improvement from 2011. This gap in higher education is reflected in school completion rates, which are also far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. While this is lower than most areas, the rate has rose 8.0 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yankalilla, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification in Yankalilla is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.2% of adults. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15% of the population, which is well below the state average of 22.7%.
15.0% ▲ +48.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Yankalilla, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related topics at 14.3%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yankalilla has three government schools with a total of 505 enrolments, which is smaller than about 82% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most others, with an average size of 168 students.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.24
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Lower than 94% 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).
505
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
168
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 70% 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 Yankalilla
3 schools — 505 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Yankalilla Area School, Yankalilla | Government | Combined | 11.4 km | 389 | 970 |
| Rapid Bay Primary School, Rapid Bay | Government | Primary | 16.5 km | 29 | 975 |
| Myponga Primary School, Myponga | Government | Primary | 19.4 km | 87 | 994 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yankalilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011149/yankalilla/topic/education