25.0% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Hatch · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 39% of people in The Hatch left school in Year 9 or below, making it an area where few residents have completed high school. This trend is seen in the low number of higher qualifications, with no adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 25% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common level of schooling reached is Year 9 or below at 38.9%.
25.0% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In The Hatch, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 39%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 12 (25%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In The Hatch, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 38%, ahead of Society & culture (38%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school within 3km of the area, which is a government school. Both the average school size and the school advantage score are lower than most areas.
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).
126
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 126 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Telegraph Point Public School, Telegraph Point | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 126 | 968 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Hatch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13841/the-hatch/topic/education