36.5% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Batehaven · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Batehaven
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling levels have shifted over time in Batehaven, where only 36.5% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The area is mostly characterised by a mix of trade certificates and school-leavers rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. A significant number of residents left school earlier, with 29.5% finishing Year 10 and 17.5% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Batehaven, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.5% of the community.
12.9% ▲ +65.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Batehaven, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by society and culture at 12.1% and health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Batehaven has 4 schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are typically larger than average, with 75% being government primary schools.
8.93
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
406
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
922
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Batehaven
4 schools — 1,625 students, average ICSEA 922.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Batemans Bay High School, Batehaven | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 534 | 902 |
| St Bernard's Primary School, Batemans Bay, Batehaven | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 394 | 993 |
| Sunshine Bay Public School, Batehaven | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 203 | 903 |
| Batemans Bay Public School, Surfside | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 494 | 896 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Batehaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10228/batehaven/topic/education