51.2% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yanchep · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Yanchep
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 40% of qualified adults in Yanchep hold a Certificate III or IV, making trade and vocational skills a prominent feature of the area. While university degrees are much less common than across the state, there has been a steady climb in the number of people finishing high school and earning higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 5.6 points since 2016 to 51.2%, though this remains well below the national figure of 58.8%. About a quarter of residents finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yanchep, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%. This figure has risen slightly by 1.9 points since the last census.
11.8% —
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Yanchep, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 16.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.8% and Society and culture at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools, all of which are government-run, with primary schools making up 75% of the total. These schools are larger than those in most similar areas, though the average school advantage score is lower than most.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.45
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Lower than 90% 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).
2,326
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
582
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 72% 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 Yanchep
5 schools — 2,614 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Yanchep Secondary College, Yanchep | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 854 | 970 |
| Yanchep Rise Primary School, Yanchep | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 459 | 951 |
| Yanchep Lagoon Primary School, Yanchep | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 409 | 976 |
| Yanchep Beach Primary School, Yanchep | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 604 | 983 |
| Eglinton Beach Primary School, Eglinton | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 288 | 1,020 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yanchep [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031258/yanchep/topic/education