40.7% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Yunderup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Yunderup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A low rate of formal schooling shapes daily life in South Yunderup, where only 40.7% of people have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure and most other areas, with many residents instead holding practical trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below Western Australia's 58% and Australia's 58.8%. About 31.1% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Yunderup, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Most people here hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.2% of the population.
9.7% ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 South Yunderup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 23.5%, followed by management and commerce at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school within 3km, meaning there are much fewer schools per child than in most similar areas. This single independent school is larger than average.
1.49
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
726
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Yunderup
1 school — 726 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Austin Cove Baptist College - California Crescent Campus, South Yunderup | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 726 | 1,003 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Yunderup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51390/south-yunderup/topic/education