32.5% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarram · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarram
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of qualified adults in Yarram hold a Certificate III or IV, making this the most common qualification. The area generally has lower levels of formal schooling and higher education than both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 18.3% of people leaving school in Year 9 or before.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarram, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with just 9.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
9.8% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Yarram, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 16.6%, followed by society and culture at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yarram has 10.03 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. There are four schools within 3km, though the typical school size is smaller than in other similar places.
10.03
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
143
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarram
4 schools — 570 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Yarram Secondary College, Yarram | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 277 | 953 |
| St Mary's School, Yarram | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 66 | 974 |
| Yarram Primary School, Yarram | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 127 | 965 |
| Alberton Primary School, Alberton | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 100 | 972 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22915/yarram/topic/education