52.1% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bathurst - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bathurst - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 7 percentage points separates Bathurst - West from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. Only about half of the adults here finished high school, which is well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are less common than in most other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. The remaining group is mostly made up of those who finished Year 10 (27.1%) or Year 9 or below (9.2%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bathurst - West, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 20.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.7% of the population.
20.6% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 - West, 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 18.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.2%. Society and culture (12.5%) and health (11.4%) also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are only two schools in the area, both of which are government primary schools. This is among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children for its level, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.65
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 60% 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).
921
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
461
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 79% 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 - West
15 schools — 6,724 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Eglinton Public School, Eglinton | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 406 | 986 |
| Bathurst West Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 515 | 927 |
| The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 393 | 1,031 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus, Bathurst | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 917 | 963 |
| Bathurst Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 424 | 983 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 363 | 1,036 |
| Carenne School, Bathurst | Government | Combined | 5.8 km | 97 | 908 |
| St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | Independent | Secondary | 6.2 km | 713 | 1,038 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso, Kelso | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 463 | 1,028 |
| Bathurst South Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 184 | 936 |
| Skillset Senior College, Mitchell | Independent | Secondary | 6.9 km | 155 | 904 |
| St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst, South Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 216 | 1,028 |
| Kelso Public School, Kelso | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 374 | 859 |
| MacKillop College Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Secondary | 7.4 km | 691 | 1,027 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus, Kelso | Government | Secondary | 7.6 km | 813 | 936 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bathurst - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011613/bathurst-west/topic/education