46.1% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Bathurst · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Bathurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Lake Bathurst finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 46.1% completing Year 12. Despite this gap, nearly one in five adults holds a bachelor's degree or higher, which is more common here than in many similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. The most common highest year of school completed was Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 35.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Bathurst, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is more likely to have a degree than people in most similar areas, though the 19.7% with a bachelor's degree or higher is still well below the state average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 29.4% of adults.
19.7% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Lake Bathurst, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 14.3%. Engineering, agriculture, and society and culture also make up significant shares of the local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school is much smaller than most others across the country and has a lower average advantage score.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
52
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lake Bathurst
1 school — 52 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tarago Public School, Tarago | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 52 | 956 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12247/lake-bathurst/topic/education