38.9% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarra Junction · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarra Junction
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-one percent of qualified adults in Yarra Junction hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a place where fewer people have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarra Junction, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 11.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
11.9% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Yarra Junction, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.1%, followed by Society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yarra Junction has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 10 schools within 3km. These schools are typically smaller than average, and 80% are government primary schools.
7.31
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
165
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarra Junction
10 schools — 1,648 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Little Yarra Steiner School, Yarra Junction | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 278 | 1,067 |
| Upper Yarra Secondary College, Yarra Junction | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 736 | 975 |
| St Joseph's School, Yarra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 87 | 1,002 |
| Yarra Junction Primary School, Yarra Junction | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 220 | 985 |
| Gladysdale Primary School, Gladysdale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 23 | 971 |
| Wesburn Primary School, Wesburn | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 77 | 980 |
| Hoddles Creek Primary School, Hoddles Creek | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 4 | — |
| Launching Place Primary School, Launching Place | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 137 | 969 |
| Don Valley Primary School, Don Valley | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 39 | 1,015 |
| Millwarra Primary School, Millgrove | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 47 | 923 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarra Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22911/yarra-junction/topic/education