55.1% ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mayfield - Warabrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mayfield - Warabrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Mayfield - Warabrook finished Year 12 compared to the state average, though university qualifications have surged. While only 55.1% completed high school, the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher climbed 10 points since 2011 to reach 25.9%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is well below the national figure of 58.8%, though this has improved significantly over the last decade. Since 2011, the share of people finishing Year 12 rose by 14 points to 55.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mayfield - Warabrook, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 29.3%, followed by bachelor degrees at 28%.
25.9% ▲ +63.5%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mayfield - Warabrook splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People here hold a diverse range of qualifications, with management and commerce being the most common at 16.1%. Other frequent fields include society and culture at 14.1% and engineering at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools, more than 80% of similar places, and provides a high number of schools per 1,000 children. Half of these schools are Catholic and half are primary schools.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.45
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 79% 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).
1,832
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
305
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 61% 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 Mayfield - Warabrook
38 schools — 14,402 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 9 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 43 | 966 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 113 | 963 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 848 | 957 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 52 | 776 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 343 | 1,044 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 37 | 960 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 45 | 967 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 47 | 869 |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 103 | 889 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 659 | 980 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 162 | 955 |
| Shortland Public School, Shortland | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 271 | 926 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 216 | 923 |
| Awabakal Environmental Education Centre, Shortland | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Carrington Public School, Carrington | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 110 | 996 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Stockton Public School, Stockton | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 254 | 1,000 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mayfield - Warabrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031227/mayfield-warabrook/topic/education