55.1% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shortland - Jesmond · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Shortland - Jesmond
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Shortland - Jesmond have finished high school and earned university degrees than in 2011. While these figures have risen, the proportion of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher remains much lower than the New South Wales and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 7.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 55.1%. This is still well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shortland - Jesmond, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 18.0%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This represents a 4.4 percentage point increase since 2011.
18.0% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Shortland - Jesmond, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 14.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools here, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. This results in 4.22 schools per 1,000 children, a rate much higher than most areas.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.22
Higher than 81% 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).
1,541
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
257
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 77% 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 Shortland - Jesmond
38 schools — 14,507 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 8 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 9 · Combined 8
| Shortland Public School, Shortland | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 271 | 926 |
| Awabakal Environmental Education Centre, Shortland | Government | Combined | 0.5 km | — | — |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 103 | 889 |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 162 | 955 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 659 | 980 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 216 | 923 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 113 | 963 |
| Callaghan College Wallsend Campus, Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 890 | 952 |
| Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 195 | 910 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| Maryland Public School, Maryland | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 368 | 996 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 252 | 965 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 52 | 776 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 45 | 967 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 37 | 960 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 848 | 957 |
| Glendore Public School, Maryland | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 609 | 1,019 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | — | — |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 290 | 996 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 43 | 966 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College, Fletcher | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 860 | 1,085 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Alesco Secondary College, Cooks Hill | Independent | Secondary | 5.1 km | 664 | 949 |
| Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 343 | 1,044 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 543 | 1,100 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shortland - Jesmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031231/shortland-jesmond/topic/education