44.3% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maitland · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Maitland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A jump in school completions since 2011 marks a shift in education for Maitland. While Year 12 completion rose by 9.6 points to reach 44.3%, the area still trails far behind the state and national figures. This progress is mirrored in higher education, where the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher grew to 15.4%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 44.3%, which is around the middle for similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Other common highest school levels include Year 10 for 31.7% of residents and Year 9 or below for 11.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maitland, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.4% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas despite being far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.3% of people.
15.4% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Maitland, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Maitland are most likely to have studied Engineering and related fields at 19.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.9%. Society and culture and Health also feature prominently at 11.5% and 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maitland has 38 schools and 18,665 enrolments, both of which are larger than about 87-88% of similar areas. While the average school size is much higher than most areas, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower.
38
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.97
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18,665
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
491
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maitland
38 schools — 18,665 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 8 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 8 · Combined 8
| Rutherford Technology High School, Rutherford | Government | Secondary | — | 1,405 | 922 |
| All Saints College, Maitland | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,191 | 1,023 |
| Hunter Valley Grammar School, Ashtonfield | Independent | Combined | — | 1,161 | 1,134 |
| Rutherford Public School, Rutherford | Government | Primary | — | 1,007 | 933 |
| St Joseph's College, Lochinvar | Catholic | Secondary | — | 973 | 996 |
| Maitland High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | — | 958 | 947 |
| St Bede's Catholic College, Chisholm | Catholic | Secondary | — | 910 | 1,030 |
| Maitland Grossmann High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | — | 900 | 960 |
| Maitland Christian School, Metford | Independent | Combined | — | 832 | 1,047 |
| Thornton Public School, Thornton | Government | Primary | — | 826 | 974 |
| Francis Greenway High School, Beresfield | Government | Secondary | — | 742 | 912 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Chisholm | Catholic | Primary | — | 614 | 1,064 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Lochinvar | Catholic | Primary | — | 577 | 1,009 |
| Maitland East Public School, East Maitland | Government | Primary | — | 559 | 975 |
| Telarah Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | — | 519 | 879 |
| Ashtonfield Public School, Ashtonfield | Government | Primary | — | 514 | 1,008 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, East Maitland | Catholic | Primary | — | 449 | 1,063 |
| Maitland Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | — | 405 | 936 |
| Gillieston Public School, Gillieston Heights | Government | Primary | — | 404 | 922 |
| St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland | Catholic | Primary | — | 397 | 1,047 |
| Bolwarra Public School, Bolwarra | Government | Primary | — | 390 | 1,032 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Rutherford | Catholic | Primary | — | 370 | 996 |
| Aspect Hunter School, Thornton | Independent | Combined | — | 290 | 1,008 |
| Tenambit Public School, Tenambit | Government | Primary | — | 283 | 893 |
| Metford Public School, Metford | Government | Primary | — | 265 | 887 |
| Morpeth Public School, Morpeth | Government | Primary | — | 262 | 1,023 |
| Hunter Trade College, Telarah | Independent | Secondary | — | 257 | 978 |
| Linuwel School Ltd, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | — | 244 | 1,041 |
| Woodberry Public School, Woodberry | Government | Primary | — | 221 | 817 |
| Lochinvar Public School, Lochinvar | Government | Primary | — | 194 | 965 |
| Largs Public School, Largs | Government | Primary | — | 155 | 991 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | — | 108 | 975 |
| Hunter River Community School, Metford | Government | Combined | — | 70 | 958 |
| Arise Christian College, Metford | Independent | Combined | — | 61 | 971 |
| Millers Forest Public School, Millers Forest | Government | Primary | — | 60 | 920 |
| Nillo Infants School, Lorn | Government | Primary | — | 52 | 1,076 |
| Woodberry Learning Centre, Woodberry | Government | Combined | — | 26 | 844 |
| The Heights Learning Community, Gillieston Heights | Independent | Primary | — | 14 | 1,058 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15050/maitland/topic/education