43.0% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hartley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hartley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Hartley finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 43.0% completing Year 12. While university degrees are less common than the state average, the area actually has a higher proportion of residents with a bachelor degree or higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.0% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Many others stopped earlier, with 34.8% of the population listing Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hartley, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.1% of residents.
20.4% ▲ +52.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 Hartley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 21.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.2%. Health and Education also feature, accounting for 10.4% and 9.3% of qualifications respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3 km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score of 937 is much lower than most areas, with two-thirds of the schools being government-run primary schools.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
312
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hartley
6 schools — 1,873 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| La Salle Academy Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 230 | 980 |
| Lithgow High School, Lithgow | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 654 | 918 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 287 | 993 |
| Cooerwull Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 258 | 906 |
| Lithgow Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 324 | 919 |
| Zig Zag Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 120 | 934 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hartley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11868/hartley/topic/education