42.7% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yatte Yattah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yatte Yattah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 16 percentage points separates Yatte Yattah from the rest of the country in high school completion. While university degrees are more common here than in many similar areas, only 42.7% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32.3% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yatte Yattah, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of residents.
20.1% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 Yatte Yattah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 20% and management and commerce at 19%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three schools are located within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,021, which is higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
331
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yatte Yattah
3 schools — 992 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Milton | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 125 | 1,044 |
| Milton Public School, Milton | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 823 | 1,024 |
| Budawang School, Milton | Government | Combined | 6.4 km | 44 | 909 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yatte Yattah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14515/yatte-yattah/topic/education