58.8% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarrambat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarrambat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Plenty of educational options and high-advantage schooling shape daily life in Yarrambat. While more than half of residents finished Year 12, those with university degrees are far less common here than across Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.8% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it sits a little below the Victorian rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarrambat, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are less common here than in the state or nation, with 21.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Trade certificates are the most frequent qualification, held by 31.3% of residents.
21.3% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Yarrambat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.2%. Architecture and building are also popular, accounting for 13.1% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score and are much larger than those in most similar areas. There are 17 schools within 3 kilometres, with 64.7% being government-run primary schools.
4.35
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
630
Higher than 87% 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 Yarrambat
17 schools — 10,713 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Yarrambat Primary School, Yarrambat | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 634 | 1,052 |
| Plenty Valley Christian College, Doreen | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 911 | 1,113 |
| Ashley Park Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 497 | 1,037 |
| Doreen Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 167 | 1,064 |
| Marymede Catholic College, South Morang | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,467 | 1,069 |
| Morang South Primary School, South Morang | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 375 | 1,027 |
| Diamond Creek Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 235 | 1,065 |
| Sacred Heart School, Diamond Creek | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 182 | 1,080 |
| Mernda Park Primary School, Mernda | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 369 | 1,057 |
| Hazel Glen College, Doreen | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 2,141 | 1,023 |
| Diamond Valley College, Diamond Creek | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 818 | 1,020 |
| Diamond Creek East Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 466 | 1,066 |
| St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Doreen | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 454 | 1,080 |
| Plenty River College, South Morang | Independent | Secondary | 4.9 km | 62 | 1,013 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| The Lakes South Morang College, South Morang | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 688 | 1,004 |
| Hurstbridge Primary School, Hurstbridge | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 141 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarrambat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22916/yarrambat/topic/education