33.1% ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yorketown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yorketown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Yorketown than in most other areas, with only 33.1% completing Year 12. This low level of formal schooling is a defining feature of the local adult population, appearing far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical resident has a lower level of schooling than most, with 33.1% finishing Year 12 and 22.5% reaching Year 11. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yorketown, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 6.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national average, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 40.8%.
6.6% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Yorketown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 15.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yorketown has 14.6 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The two local schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
14.60
Higher than 83% 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).
150
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yorketown
2 schools — 299 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Yorketown Area School, Yorketown | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 220 | 940 |
| St Columba's Memorial School, Yorketown | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 79 | 984 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yorketown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41689/yorketown/topic/education