79.0% —
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 79.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yerrabi · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Yerrabi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High university attainment has surged in Yerrabi, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing 5.8 percentage points since 2016. This achievement is reflected in a highly educated population where 42.4% of adults have a university degree. Year 12 completion rates have also risen, making the area's schooling levels far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 80% of residents have finished Year 12, which is a little above the ACT figure and far above the national average. This represents a 4.4 percentage point increase since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yerrabi, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 42.4%, a figure far above the national average. This high level of qualification is split between bachelor degrees at 33% and postgraduate degrees at 20.8%.
42.4% —
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 42.4%
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 Yerrabi, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 24.1%, followed by society and culture at 15.8% and information technology at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yerrabi has some of the largest school enrolments at 16,058, though there are fewer schools per child than in most similar areas. Most students attend government schools (69.6%), and primary schools make up the largest share of the sector at 56.5%.
1.03
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 60% 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).
16,058
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
698
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,083
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yerrabi
23 schools — 16,058 students, average ICSEA 1,083.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,755 | 1,165 |
| Gungahlin College, Gungahlin | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,070 | 1,061 |
| Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 640 | 1,077 |
| Ngunnawal Primary School, Ngunnawal | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 620 | 1,049 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Nicholls | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 733 | 1,085 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Amaroo | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 762 | 1,095 |
| Gold Creek School, Nicholls | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,261 | 1,052 |
| St John Paul II College, Nicholls | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 880 | 1,089 |
| Amaroo School, Amaroo | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,638 | 1,070 |
| Franklin School, Franklin | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 477 | 1,098 |
| Neville Bonner Primary School, Bonner | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 606 | 1,058 |
| Harrison School, Harrison | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,365 | 1,058 |
| Mother Teresa School, Harrison | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 716 | 1,102 |
| Taqwa School, Moncrieff | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 407 | 1,099 |
| Margaret Hendry School, Taylor | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 626 | 1,054 |
| Throsby School, Throsby | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 316 | 1,096 |
| Shirley Smith High School, Kenny | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 210 | 1,078 |
| Aunty Agnes Shea High School, Taylor | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 83 | 1,051 |
| Giralang Primary School, Giralang | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 268 | 1,070 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Kaleen | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 171 | 1,094 |
| Kaleen Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 400 | 1,075 |
| University of Canberra High School Kaleen, Kaleen | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 571 | 1,056 |
| Maribyrnong Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 483 | 1,100 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yerrabi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED80005/yerrabi/topic/education