46.0% ▲ +49.8%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edgeworth - Cameron Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Edgeworth - Cameron Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Edgeworth - Cameron Park have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While educational attainment is lower than in most areas, there has been a steady climb in both school completion and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46% of people here completed Year 12, which is 13 points lower than the state and national averages. However, this figure rose 15 points since 2011, and about 31% of residents finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edgeworth - Cameron Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.4%, which is well below the Australian average. This represents a growth of 8.7 points since 2011, and Certificate III or IV is now the most common qualification at 41.3%.
16.4% ▲ +112.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Edgeworth - Cameron Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and Management and Commerce, both at 19.3%. Health (12.6%) and Society and Culture (11.2%) also make up significant shares of the local degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools in the area, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. The average school advantage score is 987, which is lower than in most similar places.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.81
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 63% 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).
1,309
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
436
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 64% 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 Edgeworth - Cameron Park
26 schools — 9,297 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Edgeworth Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 647 | 967 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Edgeworth | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 357 | 1,037 |
| Edgeworth Heights Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 305 | 969 |
| Glendale Technology High School, Glendale | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 802 | 946 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glendale | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 153 | 1,036 |
| Argenton Public School, Argenton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 46 | 934 |
| Barnsley Public School, Barnsley | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 276 | 950 |
| West Wallsend High School, West Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 632 | 940 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,060 | 1,110 |
| North Academy, West Wallsend | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 35 | 966 |
| West Wallsend Public School, West Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 268 | 950 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Alesco Secondary College, Cooks Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 664 | 949 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 232 | 956 |
| Minmi Public School, Minmi | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 133 | 1,018 |
| Boolaroo Public School, Boolaroo | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 99 | 981 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 290 | 996 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 252 | 965 |
| Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 195 | 910 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| Speers Point Public School, Speers Point | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 256 | 1,000 |
| Callaghan College Wallsend Campus, Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 890 | 952 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 130 | 1,071 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Edgeworth - Cameron Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021217/edgeworth-cameron-park/topic/education