42.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yallourn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yallourn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Yallourn have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the state and national averages. While about 42% of residents completed Year 12, this is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. The area has a strong focus on practical skills, with many adults holding trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national average of 58.8%. About 17% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yallourn, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 12.6% of adults, a figure far below Victoria's 29.2%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 47.3% of the total.
12.6% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Yallourn, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study for those with qualifications, making up 33.8% of the total. Other common fields include food and hospitality at 9.5% and health at 8.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yallourn has five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government-run primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than in most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
366
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yallourn
5 schools — 1,832 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Yallourn North Primary School, Yallourn North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 100 | 936 |
| Newborough Primary School, Newborough | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 94 | 928 |
| Newborough East Primary School, Newborough | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 299 | 955 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Newborough | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 266 | 1,006 |
| Lowanna College, Newborough | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,073 | 954 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yallourn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22893/yallourn/topic/education