37.6% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Batemans Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Batemans Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people hold higher degrees in Batemans Bay than in most similar areas. Only 12% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. While school completion rates have risen since 2011, the area still sees much lower levels of formal qualification than the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.6% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. This is much lower than most areas, although the rate rose 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Batemans Bay splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.9% of people.
12.0% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Batemans Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Batemans Bay has one primary government school, which is smaller than about 82% of similar areas. This school is among the lowest for advantage scores, and the area has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.75
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
494
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
494
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
896
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Batemans Bay
4 schools — 1,625 students, average ICSEA 922.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Batemans Bay Public School, Surfside | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 494 | 896 |
| Batemans Bay High School, Batehaven | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 534 | 902 |
| St Bernard's Primary School, Batemans Bay, Batehaven | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 394 | 993 |
| Sunshine Bay Public School, Batehaven | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 203 | 903 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041017/batemans-bay/topic/education