55.7% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yangebup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yangebup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are found in Yangebup than in most similar areas. While 55.7% of residents finished Year 12, this is still well below the national figure of 58.8%. The area shows a strong lean toward trade and technical training over university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents finished Year 12, which is more common here than in most similar areas. However, this result is a little below the Western Australian average of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yangebup, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.8% of residents.
18.1% ▲ +67.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Yangebup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 22.3%, followed by Management and Commerce at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yangebup has 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with a high average advantage score of 1,038.
1.89
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
406
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yangebup
21 schools — 8,518 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Yangebup Primary School, Yangebup | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 322 | 989 |
| Divine Mercy College, Yangebup | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 322 | 1,062 |
| Mater Christi Catholic Primary School, Yangebup | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 609 | 1,070 |
| Beeliar Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 515 | 1,023 |
| South Coogee Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 417 | 1,020 |
| Newton Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 299 | 1,017 |
| Havenport MSL College, Cockburn Central | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 37 | 1,007 |
| South Lake Primary School, South Lake | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 280 | 979 |
| St Jerome's Primary School, Lake Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 468 | 1,051 |
| Emmanuel Catholic College, Success | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Perth Waldorf School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 561 | 1,091 |
| Spearwood Alternative School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 95 | 1,079 |
| Spearwood Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 114 | 954 |
| Lakeland Senior High School, South Lake | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 566 | 944 |
| Bibra Lake Primary School, Bibra Lake | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 378 | 1,031 |
| Coolbellup Learning Centre, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 58 | 961 |
| Jandakot Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 539 | 1,050 |
| Coogee Primary School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 605 | 1,064 |
| Phoenix Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 344 | 1,045 |
| Blue Gum Montessori School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 192 | 1,156 |
| Success Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 582 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yangebup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51670/yangebup/topic/education