52.0% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yamanto · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yamanto
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 12.3% of adults in Yamanto hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a local workforce that relies more heavily on trade and vocational training than university degrees. While many residents have finished high school, the area lags behind the state and country in higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52% of people here have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this remains well below the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yamanto, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification, with 47.1% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the rate of university degrees is so much lower than the national figure.
12.3% ▲ +55.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Yamanto, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 22.1%, followed by management and commerce at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yamanto has a high number of schools within 3km, though there are very few per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average school size of 600 students, which is much higher than most areas.
0.89
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
600
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower 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 Yamanto
13 schools — 7,804 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Churchill State School, Churchill | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 285 | 910 |
| Amberley District State School, Yamanto | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 636 | 977 |
| Immaculate Heart School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 248 | 1,002 |
| Bremer State High School, Ipswich | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 2,020 | 938 |
| Leichhardt State School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 304 | 862 |
| Deebing Heights State School, Deebing Heights | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 710 | 1,035 |
| Ipswich West State School, West Ipswich | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 210 | 947 |
| Ipswich West Special School, West Ipswich | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 135 | 950 |
| Bethany Lutheran Primary School, Raceview | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 356 | 1,062 |
| Ipswich Grammar School, Ipswich | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,336 | 1,114 |
| Blair State School, Sadliers Crossing | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 320 | 952 |
| Raceview State School, Raceview | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 679 | 933 |
| Ripley Central State School, Ripley | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 565 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yamanto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33198/yamanto/topic/education