59.4% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lambton - New Lambton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Lambton - New Lambton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 31.5% of adults in Lambton - New Lambton hold a bachelor degree or higher. This area has seen a strong shift toward higher education, with degree holders increasing by nearly 9 percentage points since 2011. It is a well-qualified community where school advantage scores are much higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This result reflects a significant upward trend, as the proportion of people completing Year 12 rose by 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lambton - New Lambton, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 31.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and the Australian average of 26.3%.
31.5% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 31.5%
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 Lambton - New Lambton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18%, followed by health at 14.8% and engineering at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is home to seven schools, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, and there are 67 schools within 3 km, among the highest number for this level.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.19
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
67
Higher than 94% 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).
3,258
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
543
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 76% 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 Lambton - New Lambton
67 schools — 24,853 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 45 · Catholic 15 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 43 · Secondary 15 · Combined 9
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | — | — |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 25 | 816 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 45 | 967 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 37 | 960 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 216 | 923 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 47 | 869 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 659 | 980 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 52 | 776 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 162 | 955 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 848 | 957 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 113 | 963 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 139 | 950 |
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 252 | 965 |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 290 | 996 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 103 | 889 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 63 | 940 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 778 | 986 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| Hamilton South Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 362 | 1,139 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| Alesco Secondary College, Cooks Hill | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 664 | 949 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 195 | 910 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 4.9 km | 43 | 966 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| Callaghan College Wallsend Campus, Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 890 | 952 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Shortland Public School, Shortland | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 271 | 926 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 283 | 1,000 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lambton - New Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031225/lambton-new-lambton/topic/education