34.1% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarrawonga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarrawonga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 25 percentage points separates Yarrawonga from the national figure for Year 12 completion. This area has very low levels of formal schooling and higher education compared to the rest of the Territory and Australia. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and the national average. About 22.7% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarrawonga, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing it among the lowest for this qualification. Instead, more than half of residents have a Certificate III or IV.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Yarrawonga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 79%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 39.3%, followed by Health at 17.9% and Creative arts at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are eight schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, with a majority being government-run primary schools.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
547
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarrawonga
8 schools — 4,374 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 474 | 1,017 |
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 409 | 914 |
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 283 | 808 |
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 616 | 978 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 165 | 983 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,267 | 884 |
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 365 | 1,008 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Johnston | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 795 | 1,001 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarrawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70298/yarrawonga/topic/education