25.9% ▼ -45.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mitchell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mitchell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 25.9% of residents in Mitchell finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a trend of low formal schooling and qualifications across the area. Most adults have not completed a high school or university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the lowest for similar areas, with only 25.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is 33 percentage points lower than both the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mitchell, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 3.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
3.6% ▲ +79.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Mitchell, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Health at 2.8% and Management and commerce at 2.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools, with 11 located within 3 km and 51.28 schools per 1,000 children. These schools are generally larger than most in similar areas.
51.28
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mitchell
11 schools — 4,668 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Carenne School, Bathurst | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 97 | 908 |
| St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 713 | 1,038 |
| Bathurst Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 424 | 983 |
| Bathurst South Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 184 | 936 |
| Skillset Senior College, Mitchell | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 155 | 904 |
| Bathurst West Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 515 | 927 |
| St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst, South Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 216 | 1,028 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus, Bathurst | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 917 | 963 |
| The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 393 | 1,031 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 363 | 1,036 |
| MacKillop College Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 691 | 1,027 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12661/mitchell/topic/education