42.5% ▲ +19.9%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bathurst · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bathurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Bathurst have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 42.5% of people completed Year 12, which is a gap of 16 points below the New South Wales and national figures. While qualifications are lower than average, the number of people finishing school has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.5% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales and national averages. This is an improvement on 2011, when the rate was 35.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bathurst, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.0% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.4% of people.
16.0% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Bathurst, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 16.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bathurst has a high number of schools for its size, with 3.65 schools per 1,000 children. While there are 53 schools within 3km of the centre, the average school size is much lower than in most similar areas.
3.65
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
Higher than 90% of state electorate 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).
12,237
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
231
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bathurst
53 schools — 12,237 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 40 · Secondary 10 · Combined 3
| Raglan Public School, Raglan | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 191 | 978 |
| O'Connell Public School, O'Connell | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 68 | 1,056 |
| Scots All Saints College, White Rock | Independent | Combined | 10.4 km | 779 | 1,087 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus, Kelso | Government | Secondary | 11.0 km | 813 | 936 |
| Kelso Public School, Kelso | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 374 | 859 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso, Kelso | Catholic | Primary | 12.1 km | 463 | 1,028 |
| MacKillop College Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Secondary | 13.1 km | 691 | 1,027 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 14.4 km | 363 | 1,036 |
| St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | Independent | Secondary | 14.7 km | 713 | 1,038 |
| Bathurst Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 424 | 983 |
| Bathurst South Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 14.9 km | 184 | 936 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus, Bathurst | Government | Secondary | 15.0 km | 917 | 963 |
| St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst, South Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 15.1 km | 216 | 1,028 |
| Carenne School, Bathurst | Government | Combined | 15.2 km | 97 | 908 |
| The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst, Bathurst | Catholic | Primary | 15.3 km | 393 | 1,031 |
| Skillset Senior College, Mitchell | Independent | Secondary | 15.4 km | 155 | 904 |
| Bathurst West Public School, Bathurst | Government | Primary | 16.0 km | 515 | 927 |
| Perthville Public School, Perthville | Government | Primary | 17.7 km | 126 | 1,013 |
| Meadow Flat Public School, Meadow Flat | Government | Primary | 17.7 km | 30 | 1,000 |
| Eglinton Public School, Eglinton | Government | Primary | 18.8 km | 406 | 986 |
| Portland Central School, Portland | Government | Combined | 24.9 km | 204 | 845 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland, Portland | Catholic | Primary | 25.7 km | 50 | 924 |
| Wallerawang Public School, Wallerawang | Government | Primary | 31.8 km | 186 | 909 |
| Cullen Bullen Public School, Cullen Bullen | Government | Primary | 31.9 km | 8 | 790 |
| Oberon High School, Oberon | Government | Secondary | 32.0 km | 204 | 934 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon, Oberon | Catholic | Primary | 32.2 km | 129 | 968 |
| Oberon Public School, Oberon | Government | Primary | 32.3 km | 218 | 920 |
| Rockley Public School, Rockley | Government | Primary | 32.4 km | 13 | 941 |
| Wattle Flat Public School, Wattle Flat | Government | Primary | 32.9 km | 9 | 932 |
| Hampton Public School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 37.9 km | 14 | 1,068 |
| La Salle Academy Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Secondary | 38.0 km | 230 | 980 |
| Cooerwull Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 38.7 km | 258 | 906 |
| Sofala Public School, Sofala | Government | Primary | 39.4 km | 8 | 946 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Primary | 39.7 km | 287 | 993 |
| Capertee Public School, Capertee | Government | Primary | 40.0 km | 5 | 987 |
| Lithgow Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 40.3 km | 324 | 919 |
| Lithgow High School, Lithgow | Government | Secondary | 40.9 km | 654 | 918 |
| Zig Zag Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 42.2 km | 120 | 934 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney, Blayney | Catholic | Primary | 44.9 km | 157 | 970 |
| Blayney Public School, Blayney | Government | Primary | 45.5 km | 248 | 928 |
| Blayney High School, Blayney | Government | Secondary | 45.6 km | 296 | 917 |
| Black Springs Public School, Black Springs | Government | Primary | 45.6 km | 3 | 961 |
| Millthorpe Public School, Millthorpe | Government | Primary | 50.5 km | 235 | 1,053 |
| Hill End Public School, Hill End | Government | Primary | 53.3 km | 14 | 972 |
| Ilford Public School, Ilford | Government | Primary | 53.5 km | 18 | 964 |
| Neville Public School, Neville | Government | Primary | 56.4 km | 9 | 974 |
| Trunkey Public School, Trunkey Creek | Government | Primary | 56.4 km | 14 | 980 |
| Carcoar Public School, Carcoar | Government | Primary | 57.8 km | 31 | 941 |
| Glen Alice Public School, Glen Alice | Government | Primary | 63.0 km | 6 | 908 |
| Kandos Public School, Kandos | Government | Primary | 68.4 km | 95 | 837 |
| Kandos High School, Kandos | Government | Secondary | 68.4 km | 166 | 902 |
| Lyndhurst Public School, Lyndhurst | Government | Primary | 68.7 km | 7 | 856 |
| Rylstone Public School, Rylstone | Government | Primary | 74.7 km | 99 | 989 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10007/bathurst/topic/education