34.8% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lithgow · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Lithgow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.8% of Lithgow residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area still trails significantly behind the state and national averages for formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%, though the share of people finishing Year 12 rose 8.3 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lithgow splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 11.6% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 38.9% of residents.
11.6% ▲ +53.5%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Lithgow, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 20.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools in the area with 2,376 total enrolments. Most students attend government schools, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
14
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.10
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,376
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
170
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lithgow
14 schools — 2,376 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Lithgow High School, Lithgow | Government | Secondary | — | 654 | 918 |
| Lithgow Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | — | 324 | 919 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Primary | — | 287 | 993 |
| Cooerwull Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | — | 258 | 906 |
| La Salle Academy Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Secondary | — | 230 | 980 |
| Portland Central School, Portland | Government | Combined | — | 204 | 845 |
| Wallerawang Public School, Wallerawang | Government | Primary | — | 186 | 909 |
| Zig Zag Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | — | 120 | 934 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland, Portland | Catholic | Primary | — | 50 | 924 |
| Meadow Flat Public School, Meadow Flat | Government | Primary | — | 30 | 1,000 |
| Hampton Public School, Hampton | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 1,068 |
| Cullen Bullen Public School, Cullen Bullen | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 790 |
| Glen Alice Public School, Glen Alice | Government | Primary | — | 6 | 908 |
| Capertee Public School, Capertee | Government | Primary | — | 5 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14870/lithgow/topic/education