53.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Batar Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Batar Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Batar Creek, where 30% of adults hold one. While higher education levels are much more common here than in similar areas, the community generally has lower school and degree completion rates than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents completed Year 12, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. However, this 53.9% figure is well below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Batar Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Despite this, the figure remains a little below the national average.
24.4% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 Batar Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Postgraduate degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Education and Society and Culture both being the most common at 18% each, followed by Engineering at 16%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, which is more than 66% of similar areas. These schools are much larger than most, though they have a lower average advantage score.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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).
551
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
957
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Batar Creek
2 schools — 1,102 students, average ICSEA 957.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Kendall Public School, Kendall | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 206 | 936 |
| Camden Haven High School, Laurieton | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 896 | 962 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Batar Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10226/batar-creek/topic/education