36.1% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yanderra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yanderra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Yanderra have remained relatively low, with only 36.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, reflecting a community where many adults leave school before finishing their final year.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is consistent with the fact that 38% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Yanderra splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 11% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. Nearly half of all qualifications held are Certificate III or IV levels.
11.0% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Yanderra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 22.5%, followed by Society and Culture at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6.8 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most similar areas. All local schools are government-run primary schools, though the average school size of 152 is lower than most areas.
6.80
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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).
152
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
944
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yanderra
2 schools — 303 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Yanderra Public School, Yanderra | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 35 | 934 |
| Bargo Public School, Bargo | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 268 | 945 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yanderra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14479/yanderra/topic/education