25.2% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yorklea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yorklea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 25.2% of people in Yorklea have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means most adults in the area leave school earlier than the typical Australian, with many not finishing high school. The local educational profile is weighted heavily towards trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only a quarter of residents finished Year 12, a result far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. Instead, the most common highest year of school completed here is Year 10, at 38.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yorklea, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.4% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.3% of residents.
13.4% ▲ +128.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Yorklea, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by society and culture at 12.7% and engineering at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score of 947 is much lower than most areas.
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).
377
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yorklea
4 schools — 1,507 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Leeville Public School, Leeville | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 48 | 953 |
| Casino Public School, Casino | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 428 | 860 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Casino | Catholic | Primary | 7.8 km | 606 | 981 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Casino | Catholic | Secondary | 7.9 km | 425 | 985 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yorklea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14535/yorklea/topic/education