16.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Doctors Gap · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Doctors Gap
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 16% of people in Doctors Gap have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. Despite this, the area has a surprisingly high proportion of university degrees compared to similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 16% doing so. The most typical highest level of schooling attained is Year 10, reached by 24% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Doctors Gap, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 11 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28% of the population. This is a little above the national figure and much higher than in most similar areas.
28.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 Doctors Gap, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 41%, ahead of Society & culture (29%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
329
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Doctors Gap
5 schools — 1,643 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Lithgow High School, Lithgow | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 654 | 918 |
| Lithgow Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 324 | 919 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 287 | 993 |
| Zig Zag Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 120 | 934 |
| Cooerwull Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 258 | 906 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Doctors Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11266/doctors-gap/topic/education