56.1% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yackandandah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yackandandah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
University degrees have become more common in Yackandandah, with 31.4% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. While higher education is prevalent, school completion rates remain lower than both the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 56.1%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is well below the Victorian rate of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yackandandah, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong record of higher education, with 31.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state figure and well above the national average.
31.4% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Yackandandah splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications here are spread across several fields, led by Education at 14.5% and Health at 14.1%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller and fewer than in most other areas, with an average size of 113 students. All schools in the area are government primary schools.
2.75
Lower than 61% 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).
113
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yackandandah
2 schools — 225 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Osbornes Flat Primary School, Osbornes Flat | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 40 | 1,003 |
| Yackandandah Primary School, Yackandandah | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 185 | 1,092 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yackandandah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22889/yackandandah/topic/education