34.6% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Hutton - Windale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mount Hutton - Windale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.6% of people in Mount Hutton - Windale finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is a place where fewer adults hold higher degrees than in most other areas, though school completion and university qualifications have both risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas and sits 24 points below the New South Wales figure. While this has rose by 8.4 points since 2011, 17.5% of residents still left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mount Hutton - Windale splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, which is far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.9% of residents.
11.5% ▲ +59.0%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Mount Hutton - Windale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller than in most similar areas, with an average size of 157 students. There are 3 primary schools in the area, but the average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.68
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 71% 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).
472
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
157
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
851
Lower than 97% 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 Mount Hutton - Windale
31 schools — 12,957 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 252 | 793 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 54 | 847 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 166 | 940 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 941 | 955 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 182 | 853 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 58 | 910 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Floraville Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 488 | 1,026 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Eleebana Public School, Eleebana | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 506 | 1,105 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| Jewells Primary School, Jewells | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 262 | 1,026 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Belmont North Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 160 | 946 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Valentine Public School, Valentine | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 510 | 1,071 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 63 | 940 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| Belmont Christian College, Belmont North | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 907 | 1,091 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Biddabah Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 348 | 1,065 |
| Dudley Public School, Dudley | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 245 | 1,095 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 812 | 973 |
| Redhead Public School, Redhead | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 240 | 1,089 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 778 | 986 |
| Belmont Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 257 | 956 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Hutton - Windale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011210/mount-hutton-windale/topic/education