52.4% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Panorama · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Panorama
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 30.5% of adults in Mount Panorama hold a bachelor degree, which is the most common high-level qualification in the area. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, the overall level of schooling and degree attainment remains well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 52.4%, finished Year 12. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is well below the New South Wales and national figures by 6.5 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Panorama, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees are common here, with 23.9% of adults holding one or a higher qualification. This is much higher than most similar areas, but still a little below the Australian average.
23.9% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mount Panorama splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (43%) and Certificate III / IV (38%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 12%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in society and culture are the most frequent at 20.3%, followed by education at 15.3% and management and commerce at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mount Panorama has 12 schools within 3km, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. Half of these schools are government-run, with a typical size of 400 students.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
400
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
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 Mount Panorama
12 schools — 4,794 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Skillset Senior College, Mitchell | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 155 | 904 |
| St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst, South Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 216 | 1,028 |
| Bathurst South Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 184 | 936 |
| Carenne School, Bathurst | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 97 | 908 |
| St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 713 | 1,038 |
| Bathurst Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 424 | 983 |
| MacKillop College Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 691 | 1,027 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 363 | 1,036 |
| Bathurst West Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 515 | 927 |
| Perthville Public School, Perthville | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 126 | 1,013 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus, Bathurst | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 917 | 963 |
| The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 393 | 1,031 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Panorama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12794/mount-panorama/topic/education