40.1% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Batemans Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Batemans Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in North Batemans Bay have finished high school than in most similar areas. Only 40.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, with university degrees being much less common here than across the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 40.1% of residents completed Year 12, a result far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Many locals finished school earlier, with 32.1% stopping at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Batemans Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38% of residents.
13.0% ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 North Batemans Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.7%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9.43 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. All schools here are government-run, with an average size of 514 students, though they have a much lower advantage score than most areas.
9.43
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
514
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
899
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Batemans Bay
2 schools — 1,028 students, average ICSEA 899.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Batemans Bay Public School, Surfside | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 494 | 896 |
| Batemans Bay High School, Batehaven | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 534 | 902 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12992/north-batemans-bay/topic/education