28.2% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarrawa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarrawa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Yarrawa have finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 28.2% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, as the area also has a very low number of university graduates. It is a place where practical certifications are more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling for residents is Year 10, reached by 43.6% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarrawa, Year 10 is the majority at 54%; Year 12 is next at 35%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 8.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, trade qualifications are more typical, with 41.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Yarrawa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or certificates, the most common fields are Management and Commerce at 32.6%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 21.7%. Agriculture and environment qualifications are held by 15.2% of graduates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is smaller than most similar schools with an average size of 23 students. This school also has an advantage score of 814, among the lowest at this level.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
23
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
814
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarrawa
1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 814.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Sandy Hollow Public School, Sandy Hollow | Government | Primary | 12.6 km | 23 | 814 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarrawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14502/yarrawa/topic/education