47.6% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wallsend - Elermore Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wallsend - Elermore Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Wallsend - Elermore Vale, held by 32.8% of adults. While school completion and university degrees are well below the national figures, both have climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to most areas, with 47.6% completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, though it has risen 11 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wallsend - Elermore Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion of qualified residents has grown by 7.1 points over the last ten years.
20.6% ▲ +52.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 Wallsend - Elermore Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.3% and health at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 7 schools serving 3,197 students, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.06
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
Higher than 89% 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).
3,197
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
457
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Lower than 62% 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 Wallsend - Elermore Vale
54 schools — 20,423 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 10 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 11 · Combined 8
| Alesco Secondary College, Cooks Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 664 | 949 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,060 | 1,110 |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 290 | 996 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 252 | 965 |
| Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 195 | 910 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Callaghan College Wallsend Campus, Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 890 | 952 |
| Glendale Technology High School, Glendale | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 802 | 946 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glendale | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 153 | 1,036 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 232 | 956 |
| Maryland Public School, Maryland | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 368 | 996 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| Edgeworth Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 647 | 967 |
| Glendore Public School, Maryland | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 609 | 1,019 |
| Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College, Fletcher | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 860 | 1,085 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Edgeworth | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 357 | 1,037 |
| Argenton Public School, Argenton | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 46 | 934 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 216 | 923 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 162 | 955 |
| Edgeworth Heights Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 305 | 969 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 659 | 980 |
| Minmi Public School, Minmi | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 133 | 1,018 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 103 | 889 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | — | — |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Shortland Public School, Shortland | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 271 | 926 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Awabakal Environmental Education Centre, Shortland | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | — | — |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 778 | 986 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 113 | 963 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 6.3 km | 25 | 816 |
| North Academy, West Wallsend | Independent | Secondary | 6.3 km | 35 | 966 |
| West Wallsend High School, West Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 632 | 940 |
| West Wallsend Public School, West Wallsend | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 268 | 950 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 45 | 967 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 6.8 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 37 | 960 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 7.1 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 409 | 1,103 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wallsend - Elermore Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031233/wallsend-elermore-vale/topic/education