50.9% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yass · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yass
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 8% exists between Yass and the national figure for Year 12 completion, reflecting a local education profile that sits well below the state and national averages. While more residents here hold degrees than in many similar areas, the town still trails New South Wales and Australia in overall higher education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents, 50.9%, have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national figure. The next most common highest school level is Year 10 at 26.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yass, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 33.3% of residents.
19.9% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Yass, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.1%, followed closely by society and culture at 16.0% and engineering at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. Most of these schools are government-run, accounting for 75% of the sector.
3.06
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
339
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yass
4 schools — 1,357 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Yass High School, Yass | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 557 | 990 |
| Yass Public School, Yass | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 305 | 1,012 |
| Mt Carmel School, Yass | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 270 | 1,048 |
| Berinba Public School, Yass | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 225 | 960 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14511/yass/topic/education