53.9% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yatala · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yatala
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Yatala have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though overall school completion remains low. Only 15.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where trade and vocational skills are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 53.9%, have completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures. About 25.9% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yatala, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification here, with 39% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Bachelor degrees are held by 18.4%, a figure that is far below the national average.
15.9% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Yatala, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Yatala are spread across a few main areas, led by Engineering and related fields at 17.5% and Management and commerce at 16.4%. Health and Society and culture also make up a significant share.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yatala has 12 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools (75%), and the average school size is among the highest for this level.
3.92
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
888
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yatala
12 schools — 10,656 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Rivermount College, Yatala | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 982 | 1,046 |
| Windaroo Valley State High School, Bahrs Scrub | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,202 | 972 |
| Windaroo State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 851 | 987 |
| Mount Warren Park State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 477 | 965 |
| Beenleigh Special School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 381 | 973 |
| Norfolk Village State School, Ormeau | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 625 | 1,005 |
| Beenleigh State School, Beenleigh | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 433 | 931 |
| Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 2,358 | 928 |
| St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School, Beenleigh | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 518 | 1,018 |
| Trinity College, Beenleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 954 | 1,018 |
| Ormeau Woods State High School, Ormeau | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,404 | 996 |
| Eagleby South State School, Eagleby | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 471 | 901 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yatala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33214/yatala/topic/education