51.9% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Orton Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Orton Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas mark Orton Park as a place where over half of residents have finished Year 12. Despite this, the area has a much smaller proportion of university graduates than the state or national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.9% of people have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Orton Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales and 26.3% nationally.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Orton Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Certificate I / II (31%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 16%, ahead of Management & commerce (16%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are split equally between government and Catholic sectors, with 40% being primary and 40% secondary.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
274
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Orton Park
5 schools — 1,372 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst, South Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 216 | 1,028 |
| Perthville Public School, Perthville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 126 | 1,013 |
| Skillset Senior College, Mitchell | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 155 | 904 |
| Bathurst South Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 184 | 936 |
| MacKillop College Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 691 | 1,027 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Orton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13108/orton-park/topic/education