61.5% —
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 61.5% of adults in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) have finished Year 12, a figure that has climbed by 6.9 percentage points since 2016. While schooling levels are roughly the same as the state average, the area has a lower proportion of university degrees compared to the rest of Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than in most similar areas and sits slightly above the national figure. This is a growing trend, with the proportion of people finishing high school rising since the last census.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yan Yean (Northern Victoria), Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Victorian average. However, this has increased by 5.3 percentage points since 2016, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 31.2%.
23.4% —
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 Yan Yean (Northern Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most often in management and commerce at 17.6%, followed by engineering at 14.9% and society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the largest school enrolments for its level, with an average school size of 602. Despite having 28 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas.
1.13
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 73% of state electorate 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).
16,843
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
602
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yan Yean (Northern Victoria)
28 schools — 16,843 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Whittlesea Primary School, Whittlesea | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 395 | 977 |
| Donnybrook Primary School, Donnybrook | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 502 | 1,036 |
| St Mary's School, Whittlesea | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 262 | 1,032 |
| Whittlesea Secondary College, Whittlesea | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 723 | 967 |
| Mernda Hills Christian College, Mernda | Independent | Combined | 7.7 km | 359 | 1,119 |
| Mernda Primary School, Mernda | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 844 | 1,035 |
| St Joseph's School, Mernda | Catholic | Primary | 7.8 km | 497 | 1,094 |
| Mernda Central P-12 College, Mernda | Government | Combined | 8.6 km | 1,746 | 1,009 |
| Laurimar Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 968 | 1,027 |
| St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Doreen | Catholic | Primary | 8.9 km | 454 | 1,080 |
| Hazel Glen College, Doreen | Government | Combined | 9.5 km | 2,141 | 1,023 |
| Beveridge Primary School, Beveridge | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 753 | 1,003 |
| Mernda Park Primary School, Mernda | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 369 | 1,057 |
| Ashley Park Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 11.1 km | 497 | 1,037 |
| Doreen Primary School, Doreen | Government | Primary | 11.5 km | 167 | 1,064 |
| Plenty Valley Christian College, Doreen | Independent | Combined | 11.6 km | 911 | 1,113 |
| Upper Plenty Primary School, Upper Plenty | Government | Primary | 11.9 km | 202 | 987 |
| Our Lady of the Way Catholic Primary School, Wallan | Catholic | Primary | 12.9 km | 698 | 1,039 |
| Yarrambat Primary School, Yarrambat | Government | Primary | 13.9 km | 634 | 1,052 |
| Wallan Secondary College, Wallan | Government | Secondary | 14.1 km | 948 | 970 |
| Wallan Primary School, Wallan | Government | Primary | 15.1 km | 753 | 954 |
| Hurstbridge Primary School, Hurstbridge | Government | Primary | 17.0 km | 141 | 1,055 |
| Learning Co-Operative School, Cottles Bridge | Independent | Primary | 17.5 km | 31 | 1,065 |
| Diamond Creek Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 17.7 km | 235 | 1,065 |
| Sacred Heart School, Diamond Creek | Catholic | Primary | 18.1 km | 182 | 1,080 |
| Diamond Valley College, Diamond Creek | Government | Secondary | 18.5 km | 818 | 1,020 |
| Diamond Creek East Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 18.5 km | 466 | 1,066 |
| Wattle Glen Primary School, Wattle Glen | Government | Primary | 18.8 km | 147 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28704/yan-yean/topic/education