34.8% ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth finished high school in 2021 than in 2011, with Year 12 completion rates rising by 11 percentage points. Despite this growth, the area still has far fewer university degrees than the state average. It is a region where trade certificates are the most common qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed here is Year 10, at 38.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 10.1% of adults, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, which 51.8% of the population have achieved.
10.1% ▲ +83.4%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in Engineering and related fields (24.0%), followed by Management and commerce at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools in the area, which is more than most similar places, providing 3.58 schools per 1,000 children. However, these schools are generally smaller and have a much lower average advantage score than those in most other areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.58
Higher than 75% 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).
1,242
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
248
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 83% 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 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
24 schools — 6,934 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Wakefield School, Wakefield | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 31 | 869 |
| West Wallsend High School, West Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 632 | 940 |
| Barnsley Public School, Barnsley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 276 | 950 |
| West Wallsend Public School, West Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 268 | 950 |
| North Academy, West Wallsend | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 35 | 966 |
| Edgeworth Heights Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 305 | 969 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Edgeworth | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 357 | 1,037 |
| Teralba Public School, Teralba | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 111 | 959 |
| Edgeworth Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 647 | 967 |
| Fassifern Public School, Fassifern | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 59 | 947 |
| Boolaroo Public School, Boolaroo | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 99 | 981 |
| Speers Point Public School, Speers Point | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 256 | 1,000 |
| Argenton Public School, Argenton | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 46 | 934 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul | Catholic | Secondary | 6.5 km | 636 | 1,026 |
| Booragul Public School, Booragul | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 206 | 931 |
| Five Islands School, Booragul | Government | Combined | 6.6 km | 51 | 890 |
| Charlton Christian College, Fassifern | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 831 | 1,063 |
| Lake Macquarie High School, Booragul | Government | Secondary | 6.8 km | 435 | 925 |
| Blackalls Park Public School, Blackalls Park | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 217 | 966 |
| Fennell Bay Public School, Fennell Bay | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 159 | 889 |
| Minmi Public School, Minmi | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 133 | 1,018 |
| Biraban Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 163 | 871 |
| Toronto High School, Toronto | Government | Secondary | 8.7 km | 952 | 961 |
| Awaba Public School, Awaba | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 29 | 940 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021221/west-wallsend-barnsley-killingworth/topic/education