40.0% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarrawonga Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarrawonga Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school completion rates than most similar areas mark Yarrawonga Park, where only 40% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with a large portion of the population leaving school at Year 10 or earlier.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.0% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 31.6% of residents finished Year 10, while another 15.9% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarrawonga Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.8%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 50.5% of the population.
15.8% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Yarrawonga Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or certificates, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 24.1%, followed by management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3km, though they have a school advantage score of 942, which is much lower than most similar areas. Half of these schools are government run and half are independent.
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).
241
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
942
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarrawonga Park
2 schools — 482 students, average ICSEA 942.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Brightwaters Christian College, Brightwaters | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 106 | 1,001 |
| Bonnells Bay Public School, Bonnells Bay | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 376 | 925 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarrawonga Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14505/yarrawonga-park/topic/education