33.8% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Hay have finished high school compared to most other areas, with only 33.8% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales and national figures, which both sit around 59%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is 25 percentage points lower than the state and national figures. Roughly a quarter of the population reached Year 10, while 18.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hay, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with just 6.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 37.8%.
6.9% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Hay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 12.5%, Health at 9.1%, and Management and commerce at 8.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7.77 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas, although school sizes are generally smaller. Two-thirds of the local schools are government-run and focused on primary education.
7.77
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
135
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
928
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hay
3 schools — 404 students, average ICSEA 928.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Hay War Memorial High School, Hay | Government | Secondary | 14.1 km | 155 | 916 |
| Hay Public School, Hay | Government | Primary | 14.2 km | 216 | 934 |
| St Mary's Parish School, Hay | Catholic | Primary | 14.5 km | 33 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11881/hay/topic/education