58.7% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarragon South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarragon South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of university-educated adults live in Yarragon South, which shapes the local professional landscape. Around 30.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. While many residents have reached high levels of study, Year 12 completion rates are lower than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.7% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarragon South, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong academic profile, with 30.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state average and well above the national figure.
30.4% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Yarragon South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Yarragon South are varied, led by Engineering and related fields at 20.0%, followed by Education and Society and culture at 11.5% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than 73% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
337
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarragon South
4 schools — 1,346 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Yarragon Primary School, Yarragon | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 202 | 994 |
| Trafalgar High School, Trafalgar | Government | Secondary | 9.0 km | 682 | 999 |
| St Joseph's School, Trafalgar | Catholic | Primary | 9.0 km | 103 | 1,007 |
| Trafalgar Primary School, Trafalgar | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 359 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarragon South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22914/yarragon-south/topic/education