46.4% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bathurst - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bathurst - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Bathurst - East have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country. Only 46.4% of residents completed their final year of school, which is far below the national figure. While the area has seen a rise in school and university completions since 2011, overall qualification levels remain lower than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the state and national figures, though it rose by 8.2 percentage points since 2011. Nearly 30% of residents left school after Year 10, and about 10% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bathurst - East, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.2% of residents.
16.0% ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 - East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) 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 18%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 schools in the area with 2,620 enrolments, which is larger than about 74% of similar areas. Most of these schools are government-run (60%) and primary schools (60%).
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.84
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 57% 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).
2,620
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
524
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 63% 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 Bathurst - East
16 schools — 7,288 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus, Kelso | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 813 | 936 |
| Scots All Saints College, White Rock | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 779 | 1,087 |
| Kelso Public School, Kelso | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 374 | 859 |
| Raglan Public School, Raglan | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 191 | 978 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso, Kelso | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 463 | 1,028 |
| MacKillop College Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 691 | 1,027 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 363 | 1,036 |
| St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | Independent | Secondary | 5.3 km | 713 | 1,038 |
| Bathurst Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 424 | 983 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus, Bathurst | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 917 | 963 |
| The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 393 | 1,031 |
| Bathurst South Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 184 | 936 |
| Carenne School, Bathurst | Government | Combined | 5.8 km | 97 | 908 |
| St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst, South Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 216 | 1,028 |
| Skillset Senior College, Mitchell | Independent | Secondary | 6.3 km | 155 | 904 |
| Bathurst West Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 515 | 927 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bathurst - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011059/bathurst-east/topic/education