50.5% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eglinton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eglinton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher proportion of residents in Eglinton hold degrees or high-level certificates than in most similar areas. While half of the population finished Year 12, the area's overall schooling and university rates remain well below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is well below the 58.8% national figure. About 30.6% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eglinton, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical of the area's higher standing compared to similar places, 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is still far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 43.6%.
17.5% ▲ +55.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Eglinton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and Management and commerce, both at 18.6%. Other frequent areas of study include Society and culture at 13.1% and Health at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 81% of similar areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children. These schools are typically larger than those in most other areas and are mostly government-run.
1.31
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
519
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eglinton
9 schools — 4,668 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2
| Eglinton Public School, Eglinton | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 406 | 986 |
| Bathurst West Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 515 | 927 |
| The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 393 | 1,031 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus, Bathurst | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 917 | 963 |
| Bathurst Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 424 | 983 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 363 | 1,036 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso, Kelso | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 463 | 1,028 |
| Kelso Public School, Kelso | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 374 | 859 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus, Kelso | Government | Secondary | 8.2 km | 813 | 936 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eglinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11389/eglinton/topic/education