35.3% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Catalina · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Catalina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Catalina have finished high school or university compared to most other Australian areas. Only 35.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and national figures, with just 35.3% of residents finishing. About 33.6% of people stopped after Year 10, and 14.2% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Catalina splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%.
10.3% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Catalina, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 16.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.9% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas. These include three primary and one secondary school, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in most other areas.
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 Catalina
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 | 0.9 km | 534 | 902 |
| St Bernard's Primary School, Batemans Bay, Batehaven | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 394 | 993 |
| Sunshine Bay Public School, Batehaven | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 203 | 903 |
| Batemans Bay Public School, Surfside | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 494 | 896 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Catalina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10852/catalina/topic/education