47.8% —
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Young - Yass · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Young - Yass
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school or university in Young - Yass compared to the state and national figures. Only 47.8% of residents completed Year 12, though this is 4.9 percentage points higher than in 2016. This trend suggests a gradual increase in formal education across the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Around 27% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 10.9% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Young - Yass, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 19.1%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications at 31.5%.
19.1% —
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 Young - Yass, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification include management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by society and culture at 12.8% and engineering and related fields at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 29 schools, which is more than about 55% of similar regions. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 170 students and a high number of schools per 1,000 children.
29
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.92
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4,936
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
170
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Young - Yass
29 schools — 4,936 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Yass High School, Yass | Government | Secondary | — | 557 | 990 |
| Young Public School, Young | Government | Primary | — | 524 | 969 |
| Young High School, Young | Government | Secondary | — | 495 | 920 |
| Hennessy Catholic College, Young | Catholic | Secondary | — | 426 | 1,012 |
| Yass Public School, Yass | Government | Primary | — | 305 | 1,012 |
| Young North Public School, Young | Government | Primary | — | 298 | 915 |
| Mt Carmel School, Yass | Catholic | Primary | — | 270 | 1,048 |
| Boorowa Central School, Boorowa | Government | Combined | — | 240 | 934 |
| Berinba Public School, Yass | Government | Primary | — | 225 | 960 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Young | Catholic | Primary | — | 222 | 1,016 |
| Murrumburrah Public School, Murrumburrah | Government | Primary | — | 210 | 961 |
| Murrumbateman Public School, Murrumbateman | Government | Primary | — | 171 | 1,056 |
| Sutton Public School, Sutton | Government | Primary | — | 152 | 1,098 |
| Murrumburrah High School, Harden | Government | Secondary | — | 148 | 915 |
| Gundaroo Public School, Gundaroo | Government | Primary | — | 140 | 1,101 |
| Gunning Public School, Gunning | Government | Primary | — | 125 | 1,024 |
| New Madinah College, Young | Independent | Combined | — | 100 | 931 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boorowa | Catholic | Primary | — | 95 | 1,050 |
| Murringo Public School, Murringo | Government | Primary | — | 43 | 941 |
| Binalong Public School, Binalong | Government | Primary | — | 38 | 1,005 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Murrumburrah | Catholic | Primary | — | 29 | 1,005 |
| Bowning Public School, Bowning | Government | Primary | — | 26 | 994 |
| Monteagle Public School, Monteagle | Government | Primary | — | 24 | 969 |
| Jugiong Public School, Jugiong | Government | Primary | — | 22 | 994 |
| Wombat Public School, Wombat | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 898 |
| Maimuru Public School, Maimuru | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 966 |
| Bribbaree Public School, Bribbaree | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 903 |
| Dalton Public School, Dalton | Government | Primary | — | 6 | 936 |
| Wee Jasper Public School, Wee Jasper | Government | Primary | — | 4 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Young - Yass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10106/young-yass/topic/education