28.6% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hastings Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hastings Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Hastings Point have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 28.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is 30 percentage points below both the New South Wales and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical resident here has a lower level of schooling than most, with 34% of people finishing at Year 10. Only 28.6% finished Year 12, a figure far below the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hastings Point, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with 12.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
12.2% ▲ +50.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Hastings Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 15.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km of the area, which is more than 70% of similar places. These schools have a much higher advantage score and are larger than most other schools.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
418
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hastings Point
3 schools — 1,254 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Pottsville Beach Public School, Pottsville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 556 | 1,036 |
| Bogangar Public School, Bogangar | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 325 | 1,040 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Pottsville | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 373 | 1,094 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hastings Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11875/hastings-point/topic/education