44.4% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tenambit - East Maitland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Tenambit - East Maitland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Tenambit - East Maitland compared to the rest of the state. Only 44.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is a gap of 15 points below the New South Wales figure. This trend of lower educational attainment continues into adult qualifications, where university degrees are much less common than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. This is lower than most similar areas, with 31.9% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest school level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tenambit - East Maitland, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 17.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Australian figure and far below the state average, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 37.2% of adults.
17.6% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Tenambit - East Maitland, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Management and commerce at 18.2% and Engineering at 17.6%. Society and culture, Health, and Education also make up significant portions of the local degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools with a total of 2,647 enrolments, which is larger than about 75% of similar areas. While there are more schools per 1,000 children than usual, the average school advantage score is much lower than most other areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.66
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
2,647
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
529
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tenambit - East Maitland
24 schools — 11,705 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 5 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Tenambit Public School, Tenambit | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 283 | 893 |
| Linuwel School Ltd, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 244 | 1,041 |
| Maitland High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 958 | 947 |
| Maitland Grossmann High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 900 | 960 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 108 | 975 |
| Morpeth Public School, Morpeth | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 262 | 1,023 |
| Maitland East Public School, East Maitland | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 559 | 975 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, East Maitland | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 449 | 1,063 |
| St Bede's Catholic College, Chisholm | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 910 | 1,030 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Chisholm | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 614 | 1,064 |
| Hunter River Community School, Metford | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 70 | 958 |
| Metford Public School, Metford | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 265 | 887 |
| Maitland Christian School, Metford | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 832 | 1,047 |
| Arise Christian College, Metford | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 61 | 971 |
| Hunter Valley Grammar School, Ashtonfield | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,161 | 1,134 |
| Ashtonfield Public School, Ashtonfield | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 514 | 1,008 |
| Largs Public School, Largs | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 155 | 991 |
| Hinton Public School, Hinton | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 99 | 1,009 |
| All Saints College, Maitland | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,191 | 1,023 |
| St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 397 | 1,047 |
| Nillo Infants School, Lorn | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 52 | 1,076 |
| Bolwarra Public School, Bolwarra | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 390 | 1,032 |
| Thornton Public School, Thornton | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 826 | 974 |
| Maitland Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 405 | 936 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tenambit - East Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021617/tenambit-east-maitland/topic/education