46.5% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarramundi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarramundi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas define Yarramundi, though the community still sits well below state and national figures. While 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 46.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people finished high school here than in most of the country, with 46.5% completing Year 12. This is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarramundi, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%, and Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 39.9%.
17.5% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Yarramundi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 23%, followed by management and commerce at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has seven schools within 3 km, which is more than about 79% of similar places. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
465
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarramundi
7 schools — 3,258 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Castlereagh Public School, Castlereagh | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 126 | 968 |
| Winmalee Public School, Winmalee | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 359 | 1,043 |
| Winmalee High School, Winmalee | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 698 | 1,040 |
| The Lakes Christian College, Castlereagh | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 330 | 1,022 |
| Grose View Public School, Grose Vale | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 265 | 1,005 |
| St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood | Catholic | Secondary | 6.6 km | 1,112 | 1,088 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Springwood | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 368 | 1,095 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarramundi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14495/yarramundi/topic/education