46.7% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bathurst · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Bathurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Bathurst. While more people have finished school and university since 2011, the area still trails behind the state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. This is an improvement, however, as the rate rose 6.0 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bathurst, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 18.3%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This rate has risen 4.8 points over the last decade.
18.3% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
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, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Management and Commerce at 16.2%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bathurst has 28 schools, which is more than about half of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than most, and there are 3.07 schools per 1,000 children, a rate higher than most areas.
28
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.07
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8,500
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
304
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
988
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bathurst
28 schools — 8,500 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus, Bathurst | Government | Secondary | — | 917 | 963 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus, Kelso | Government | Secondary | — | 813 | 936 |
| Scots All Saints College, White Rock | Independent | Combined | — | 779 | 1,087 |
| St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | Independent | Secondary | — | 713 | 1,038 |
| MacKillop College Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Secondary | — | 691 | 1,027 |
| Bathurst West Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | — | 515 | 927 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso, Kelso | Catholic | Primary | — | 463 | 1,028 |
| Bathurst Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | — | 424 | 983 |
| Eglinton Public School, Eglinton | Government | Primary | — | 406 | 986 |
| The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | — | 393 | 1,031 |
| Kelso Public School, Kelso | Government | Primary | — | 374 | 859 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | — | 363 | 1,036 |
| Oberon Public School, Oberon | Government | Primary | — | 218 | 920 |
| St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst, South Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | — | 216 | 1,028 |
| Oberon High School, Oberon | Government | Secondary | — | 204 | 934 |
| Raglan Public School, Raglan | Government | Primary | — | 191 | 978 |
| Bathurst South Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | — | 184 | 936 |
| Skillset Senior College, Mitchell | Independent | Secondary | — | 155 | 904 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon, Oberon | Catholic | Primary | — | 129 | 968 |
| Perthville Public School, Perthville | Government | Primary | — | 126 | 1,013 |
| Carenne School, Bathurst | Government | Combined | — | 97 | 908 |
| O'Connell Public School, O'Connell | Government | Primary | — | 68 | 1,056 |
| Hill End Public School, Hill End | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 972 |
| Trunkey Public School, Trunkey Creek | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 980 |
| Rockley Public School, Rockley | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 941 |
| Wattle Flat Public School, Wattle Flat | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 932 |
| Sofala Public School, Sofala | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 946 |
| Black Springs Public School, Black Springs | Government | Primary | — | 3 | 961 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10301/bathurst/topic/education