48.2% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bathurst Regional · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Bathurst Regional
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Bathurst Regional have finished high school than in most similar areas, though the region still trails the state average. While nearly half of residents completed Year 12, the area has seen a steady rise in both school completions and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.2% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This result has improved since 2011, when the completion rate was 42.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bathurst Regional, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are often trade-based, with 33.5% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.0% of the population, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.0% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Bathurst Regional, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, 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 management and commerce at 16.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The region has 24 schools with a total of 7,946 enrolments, which is larger than about 74% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools, making up 66.7% of the sector.
24
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.94
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7,946
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
331
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bathurst Regional
24 schools — 7,946 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus, Bathurst | Government | Secondary | — | 917 | 963 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus, Kelso | Government | Secondary | — | 813 | 936 |
| Scots All Saints College, White Rock | Independent | Combined | — | 779 | 1,087 |
| St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | Independent | Secondary | — | 713 | 1,038 |
| MacKillop College Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Secondary | — | 691 | 1,027 |
| Bathurst West Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | — | 515 | 927 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso, Kelso | Catholic | Primary | — | 463 | 1,028 |
| Bathurst Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | — | 424 | 983 |
| Eglinton Public School, Eglinton | Government | Primary | — | 406 | 986 |
| The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | — | 393 | 1,031 |
| Kelso Public School, Kelso | Government | Primary | — | 374 | 859 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | — | 363 | 1,036 |
| St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst, South Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | — | 216 | 1,028 |
| Raglan Public School, Raglan | Government | Primary | — | 191 | 978 |
| Bathurst South Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | — | 184 | 936 |
| Skillset Senior College, Mitchell | Independent | Secondary | — | 155 | 904 |
| Perthville Public School, Perthville | Government | Primary | — | 126 | 1,013 |
| Carenne School, Bathurst | Government | Combined | — | 97 | 908 |
| O'Connell Public School, O'Connell | Government | Primary | — | 68 | 1,056 |
| Hill End Public School, Hill End | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 972 |
| Trunkey Public School, Trunkey Creek | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 980 |
| Rockley Public School, Rockley | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 941 |
| Wattle Flat Public School, Wattle Flat | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 932 |
| Sofala Public School, Sofala | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 946 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bathurst Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10470/bathurst-regional/topic/education