50.3% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 13 schools serve the families of Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough, providing a high number of local study options. While school completion rates are currently well below the national figure, they have risen by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 38.7% of people had finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.1% of people.
21.4% ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.4%, followed by engineering at 17.2% and health at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 13 schools, which is among the largest number for its level, and 2.77 schools per 1,000 children is higher than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with 4,450 total enrolments.
13
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.77
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
62
Higher than 92% 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).
4,450
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
342
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
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 Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough
62 schools — 23,579 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 46 · Catholic 13 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 45 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 778 | 986 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 232 | 956 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 63 | 940 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Biddabah Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 348 | 1,065 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glendale | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 153 | 1,036 |
| Glendale Technology High School, Glendale | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 802 | 946 |
| Argenton Public School, Argenton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 46 | 934 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,060 | 1,110 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Boolaroo Public School, Boolaroo | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 99 | 981 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 166 | 940 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| Speers Point Public School, Speers Point | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 256 | 1,000 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 290 | 996 |
| Alesco Secondary College, Cooks Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 664 | 949 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 58 | 910 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 25 | 816 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Edgeworth Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 647 | 967 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 252 | 965 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | — | — |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| Eleebana Public School, Eleebana | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 506 | 1,105 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 182 | 853 |
| Teralba Public School, Teralba | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 111 | 959 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Edgeworth | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 357 | 1,037 |
| Lake Macquarie High School, Booragul | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 435 | 925 |
| Booragul Public School, Booragul | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 206 | 931 |
| Five Islands School, Booragul | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 51 | 890 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 941 | 955 |
| Edgeworth Heights Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 305 | 969 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 252 | 793 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 5.5 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 54 | 847 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 216 | 923 |
| Barnsley Public School, Barnsley | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 276 | 950 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 659 | 980 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011209/glendale-cardiff-hillsborough/topic/education