61.9% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarrawarrah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarrawarrah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Yarrawarrah, where 61.9% of residents have completed Year 12. This academic strength is reflected in the high number of adults with university degrees and strong school advantage scores. The area is well-qualified, sitting above the national figures for school completion and higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is well above the Australian figure of 58.8% and a little above the New South Wales rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarrawarrah, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 28.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 26.3%.
28.3% ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Yarrawarrah splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 23.3%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yarrawarrah has an average school advantage score of 1,075, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 22 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.81
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
474
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarrawarrah
22 schools — 9,945 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 7 · Secondary 4
| Yarrawarrah Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 249 | 1,081 |
| Marton Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 318 | 1,063 |
| Engadine High School, Engadine | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,063 | 1,051 |
| Engadine Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 411 | 1,059 |
| Loftus Public School, Loftus | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 337 | 1,079 |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Engadine | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 772 | 1,094 |
| Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School, Engadine | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 42 | 1,108 |
| St John Bosco College, Engadine | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 986 | 1,081 |
| Cook School, Loftus | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 66 | 956 |
| Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town, Engadine | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 55 | 962 |
| Engadine West Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 541 | 1,057 |
| Shire Christian School, Barden Ridge | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 926 | 1,116 |
| Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre, Audley | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Lucas Heights Community School, Barden Ridge | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 796 | 1,038 |
| Heathcote East Public School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 106 | 1,072 |
| Woronora River Public School, Woronora | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 70 | 1,054 |
| Heathcote High School, Heathcote | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 633 | 1,028 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Grays Point Public School, Grays Point | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 353 | 1,113 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarrawarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14503/yarrawarrah/topic/education