Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Over a third of adults in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified area. This educational shift is clear in the data, as university degrees and high school completion rates have both climbed significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

36.9% ▲ +56.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill — higher than 78% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill	36.9%
2293, NSW	37.8%
New South Wales	27.8%
Australia	26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has improved here, with 66.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the Australian figure of 58.8% and represents a 15 point increase since 2011.

Highest year of school

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In Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 66.3% Year 10 18.1% Year 9 or below 6.0% Year 11 5.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Qualifications are much higher than in most similar areas, with 36.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or above. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and rose 13 points since 2011.

Highest qualification level

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In Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Bachelor degree 35.2% Certificate III / IV 22.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.7% Postgraduate degree 12.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.4% Certificate I / II 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by society and culture at 13.9% and health at 13.5%.

Field of qualification

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Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (18%) and Society & culture (15%), with Health at 15%.

Management & commerce 16.7% Society & culture 13.9% Health 13.5% Engineering & related 11.7% Education 9.2% Creative arts 7.7% Architecture & building 6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.5% Natural & physical sciences 2.9% Agriculture & environment 2.1%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has three primary schools, all of which are government-run. These schools are smaller than those in most similar areas and have a much higher average advantage score.

Schools

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Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Number of schools in the area.

Schools per 1,000 children

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2.37

Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.

Schools within 3 km

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Higher than 81% 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).

School enrolments

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627

Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Total students enrolled across the area's schools.

Average school size

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209

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Average enrolment per school in the area.

Average school ICSEA

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1,082

Higher 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).

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Schools serving Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

40 schools — 16,698 students, average ICSEA 1,084.

By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 11 · Independent 6

By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7

Schools serving Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, sortable by name, sector, type, distance and student count

Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill	Government	Primary	0.8 km	358	1,104
Islington Public School, Islington	Government	Primary	1.0 km	159	1,090
Carrington Public School, Carrington	Government	Primary	1.1 km	110	996
St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton	Catholic	Secondary	1.5 km	959	1,096
Hamilton Public School, Hamilton	Government	Primary	1.5 km	306	1,106
Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow	Government	Primary	1.9 km	123	1,030
Novoschool, Newcastle West	Independent	Secondary	1.9 km	79	1,077
St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow	Catholic	Secondary	1.9 km	47	869
Newcastle High School, Hamilton	Government	Secondary	2.0 km	1,072	1,027
Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East	Government	Primary	2.1 km	343	1,044
Hamilton South Public School, Merewether	Government	Primary	2.2 km	362	1,139
San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield	Catholic	Secondary	2.2 km	605	1,038
St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield	Catholic	Primary	2.2 km	162	1,034
St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield	Catholic	Combined	2.3 km	43	966
Merewether High School, Broadmeadow	Government	Secondary	2.5 km	1,080	1,206
Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah	Government	Secondary	2.5 km	848	957
Stockton Public School, Stockton	Government	Primary	2.6 km	254	1,000
St Joseph's Primary School, Merewether	Catholic	Primary	2.6 km	387	1,141
Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow	Government	Combined	2.7 km	1,094	1,085
St Peter's Primary School, Stockton	Catholic	Primary	2.8 km	180	1,053
Merewether Public School, Merewether	Government	Primary	2.8 km	139	950
Newcastle East Public School, Newcastle	Government	Primary	2.8 km	260	1,112
St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah	Independent	Combined	2.9 km	223	1,022
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah	Independent	Secondary	2.9 km	52	776
Newcastle Senior School, Waratah	Government	Secondary	2.9 km	37	960
The Junction Public School, Merewether	Government	Primary	2.9 km	450	1,115
Adamstown Public School, Adamstown	Government	Primary	2.9 km	439	1,078
Lambton High School, Lambton	Government	Secondary	3.0 km	1,176	1,057
Hunter Christian School, Mayfield	Independent	Combined	3.0 km	337	1,061
Newcastle Grammar School, The Hill	Independent	Combined	3.0 km	1,049	1,181
Newcastle Middle School, Waratah	Government	Combined	3.1 km	45	967
St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah	Independent	Combined	3.1 km	1,466	1,138
Waratah Public School, Waratah	Government	Primary	3.1 km	351	1,019
Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah	Catholic	Primary	3.2 km	169	1,085
Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield	Government	Primary	3.6 km	342	1,033
St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton	Catholic	Primary	3.8 km	543	1,100
Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach	Catholic	Primary	3.9 km	198	1,132
Waratah West Public School, Waratah West	Government	Primary	3.9 km	113	963
New Lambton Public School, New Lambton	Government	Primary	4.0 km	538	1,108
St John's Primary School, Lambton	Catholic	Primary	4.5 km	200	1,083

Sources

Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031235/wickham-carrington-tighes-hill/topic/education