34.7% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lockhart · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Lockhart
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Lockhart have finished high school and earned degrees than in 2011, though overall qualification levels remain low. Only 34.7% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 rose by 4.4 points since 2011 to reach 34.7%, but this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 33.1% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lockhart splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This group grew slightly since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 37.4%.
11.2% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Lockhart, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 13.7%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 13.6% and Agriculture and environment at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lockhart has 5 schools with a total of 356 enrolments, meaning the area has much higher school access per 1,000 children than most areas. However, the usual school size is much smaller than in other areas, with an average of 71 students.
5
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.31
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
356
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
71
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lockhart
5 schools — 356 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2
| The Rock Central School, The Rock | Government | Combined | — | 169 | 953 |
| Lockhart Central School, Lockhart | Government | Combined | — | 88 | 874 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Lockhart | Catholic | Primary | — | 74 | 1,018 |
| Pleasant Hills Public School, Pleasant Hills | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 920 |
| Yerong Creek Public School, Yerong Creek | Government | Primary | — | 12 | 947 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lockhart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14950/lockhart/topic/education