28.9% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarrowitch · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarrowitch
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Yarrowitch have remained consistently low compared to the rest of the country. Only 28.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the local qualifications, where very few adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, with only 28.9% of people reaching that milestone. This is 30 points lower than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →Yarrowitch splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Yarrowitch, as only 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.6% of the population.
8.2% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Yarrowitch, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Bachelor degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most frequent fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, which is larger than about 59% of similar places. While the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the highest for this level, the average school size is very small at just 3 students.
32.26
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
3
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Yarrowitch
1 school — 3 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yarrowitch Public School, Yarrowitch | Government | Primary | 12.5 km | 3 | — |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarrowitch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14509/yarrowitch/topic/education