45.9% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yinnar South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yinnar South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Yinnar South have remained steady, though they sit well below state and national benchmarks. Only 45.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in the wider community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 45.9%, completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. Other common endpoints include Year 11 at 19.4% and Year 10 at 21.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yinnar South, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 16.1% of adults, far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.7% of the population.
16.1% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Yinnar South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Yinnar South are most often in Engineering and related fields at 23.7%, followed by Society and culture at 14.6% and Management and commerce at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with two primary government schools within 3km. These schools are smaller than usual, but have an advantage score that is higher than most areas.
9.43
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
123
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yinnar South
2 schools — 246 students, average ICSEA 1,014.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Yinnar South Primary School, Yinnar South | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 16 | 952 |
| Yinnar Primary School, Yinnar | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 230 | 1,018 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yinnar South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22935/yinnar-south/topic/education