53.6% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Charlestown - Dudley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Charlestown - Dudley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Charlestown - Dudley have finished school and university since 2011, with Year 12 completion rates rising by 12 percentage points. This shift has helped the area reach a typical qualification level that is now about the same as the national figure, with over a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures. However, this is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 41.1% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Charlestown - Dudley, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.5% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This represents a strong upward trend, as the proportion of university-qualified residents rose by 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
25.5% ▲ +55.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 Charlestown - Dudley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 18.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.6% and health at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
With 14 schools and 5,291 enrolments, this is one of the largest educational hubs for its level. There are 2.82 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas, and 78.6% of the sector is government-run.
14
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.82
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 84% 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).
5,291
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
378
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 54% 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 Charlestown - Dudley
42 schools — 15,915 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 10
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 8 · Combined 2
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| Dudley Public School, Dudley | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 245 | 1,095 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 182 | 853 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 941 | 955 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 58 | 910 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 54 | 847 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 252 | 793 |
| Redhead Public School, Redhead | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 240 | 1,089 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 63 | 940 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 166 | 940 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Jewells Primary School, Jewells | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 262 | 1,026 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 25 | 816 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 778 | 986 |
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 198 | 1,132 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 139 | 950 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 149 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Charlestown - Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011208/charlestown-dudley/topic/education