38.2% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yangery · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yangery
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower levels of formal schooling than most similar areas define Yangery, where only 38.2% of residents completed Year 12. This gap is stark, with the figure sitting far below both the Victorian and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 38.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Many residents left school earlier, with 32.6% reaching Year 11 and 16.9% reaching Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yangery, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 11 (34%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 10.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though half of the population holds a Certificate III or IV.
10.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Yangery, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Yangery are varied, with Engineering and related fields being the most common at 22%. Other common areas of study include creative arts, architecture, and agriculture, each at 8% to 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 432 students.
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).
432
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yangery
3 schools — 1,295 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St John's School, Dennington | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 273 | 1,009 |
| Woodford Primary School, Woodford | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 156 | 1,056 |
| Brauer Secondary College, Warrnambool | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 866 | 982 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yangery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22904/yangery/topic/education