42.9% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newcastle Port - Kooragang · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Newcastle Port - Kooragang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Zero adults in Newcastle Port - Kooragang hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as one of the least qualified areas in the country. This stark gap is reflected in schooling levels, with far fewer people finishing Year 12 compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About a third of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newcastle Port - Kooragang, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 44%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is 0.0%, far below the national average of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Newcastle Port - Kooragang, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 22%, ahead of Health (22%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Despite the low qualification rates, the area is well served by education facilities, with 38 schools located within 3 km.
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).
Schools serving Newcastle Port - Kooragang
38 schools — 13,196 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 9 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 43 | 966 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 343 | 1,044 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 113 | 963 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 848 | 957 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 52 | 776 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 37 | 960 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 45 | 967 |
| Awabakal Environmental Education Centre, Shortland | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | — | — |
| Shortland Public School, Shortland | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 271 | 926 |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 103 | 889 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| Carrington Public School, Carrington | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 110 | 996 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 47 | 869 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Fern Bay Public School, Fern Bay | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 182 | 1,002 |
| Stockton Public School, Stockton | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 254 | 1,000 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 5.6 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Stockton | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 180 | 1,053 |
| Novoschool, Newcastle West | Independent | Secondary | 6.1 km | 79 | 1,077 |
| Newcastle High School, Hamilton | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 1,072 | 1,027 |
| Hamilton South Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 362 | 1,139 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 139 | 950 |
| Newcastle East Public School, Newcastle | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 260 | 1,112 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Merewether | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 387 | 1,141 |
| Newcastle Grammar School, The Hill | Independent | Combined | 6.9 km | 1,049 | 1,181 |
| The Junction Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 450 | 1,115 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newcastle Port - Kooragang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031230/newcastle-port-kooragang/topic/education