37.0% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yenda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yenda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school or university in Yenda than in most other parts of the country. Only 37% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means more locals rely on practical trade qualifications rather than degrees for their work.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is less common here than in most areas, with 37% of people finishing school. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%, while 34.3% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Yenda splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Yenda, where only 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, and most people instead hold a Certificate III or IV.
9.9% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Yenda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (21%) and Management and Commerce (14.6%). Education and Health follow at 8.8% and 7.5% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3km, though these government-run schools are smaller and have lower advantage scores than those in most similar areas.
3.28
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
124
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower 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 Yenda
2 schools — 248 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Yenda Public School, Yenda | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 106 | 933 |
| Beelbangera Public School, Beelbangera | Government | Primary | 11.1 km | 142 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yenda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14522/yenda/topic/education