59.3% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
White Rock · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in White Rock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 60% of adults in White Rock have finished Year 12, making it a well-educated area for its size. While university degrees are less common here than across the state, a strong quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In White Rock, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.6% of adults; this is higher than most similar areas, though well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
22.6% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 White Rock, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications for residents are in management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
White Rock has more schools within 3 km than 85% of similar areas, with 13 schools available and an average school size of 420 students.
6.10
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
420
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving White Rock
13 schools — 5,463 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Scots All Saints College, White Rock | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 779 | 1,087 |
| MacKillop College Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 691 | 1,027 |
| Raglan Public School, Raglan | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 191 | 978 |
| Kelso Public School, Kelso | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 374 | 859 |
| St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst, South Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 216 | 1,028 |
| Bathurst South Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 184 | 936 |
| Skillset Senior College, Mitchell | Independent | Secondary | 5.6 km | 155 | 904 |
| St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | Independent | Secondary | 5.7 km | 713 | 1,038 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus, Kelso | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 813 | 936 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 363 | 1,036 |
| Carenne School, Bathurst | Government | Combined | 6.2 km | 97 | 908 |
| Bathurst Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 424 | 983 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso, Kelso | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 463 | 1,028 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14292/white-rock/topic/education