59.1% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yapeen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yapeen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher proportion of adults hold university degrees in Yapeen compared to the rest of Australia. While about 26% of people nationwide have a bachelor degree or higher, this figure is well above the national average at 31.3%. This reflects a highly qualified local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished high school, with 59.1% completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yapeen, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common here, as 31.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Victorian average and well above the figure for Australia.
31.3% ▲ +80.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
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 Yapeen, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Postgraduate degree (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 15%, followed by engineering at 13.6% and education at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These schools are smaller than usual and have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
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).
155
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yapeen
2 schools — 309 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Campbells Creek Primary School, Campbells Creek | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 174 | 1,011 |
| Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten, Muckleford | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 135 | 1,105 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yapeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22907/yapeen/topic/education