44.8% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maitland · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Maitland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Maitland hold higher qualifications compared to most similar areas. Only 15.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. While these levels remain low, the area is seeing a steady climb in education, with more people finishing school and earning degrees than in 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates have risen by 9.5 points since 2011 to reach 44.8%. This is still far below the state and national figures, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maitland, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 41.2% of people. The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.7%, far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
15.7% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Maitland, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Maitland are most frequently in Engineering and related fields at 19.6%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 19.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maitland has 35 schools with 17,676 enrolments, which is larger than about 78% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, though they have a lower average advantage score.
35
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.88
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17,676
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
505
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maitland
35 schools — 17,676 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 8 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 7 · Combined 7
| Rutherford Technology High School, Rutherford | Government | Secondary | — | 1,405 | 922 |
| All Saints College, Maitland | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,191 | 1,023 |
| Hunter Valley Grammar School, Ashtonfield | Independent | Combined | — | 1,161 | 1,134 |
| Rutherford Public School, Rutherford | Government | Primary | — | 1,007 | 933 |
| St Joseph's College, Lochinvar | Catholic | Secondary | — | 973 | 996 |
| Maitland High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | — | 958 | 947 |
| St Bede's Catholic College, Chisholm | Catholic | Secondary | — | 910 | 1,030 |
| Maitland Grossmann High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | — | 900 | 960 |
| Maitland Christian School, Metford | Independent | Combined | — | 832 | 1,047 |
| Thornton Public School, Thornton | Government | Primary | — | 826 | 974 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Chisholm | Catholic | Primary | — | 614 | 1,064 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Lochinvar | Catholic | Primary | — | 577 | 1,009 |
| Maitland East Public School, East Maitland | Government | Primary | — | 559 | 975 |
| Telarah Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | — | 519 | 879 |
| Ashtonfield Public School, Ashtonfield | Government | Primary | — | 514 | 1,008 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, East Maitland | Catholic | Primary | — | 449 | 1,063 |
| Maitland Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | — | 405 | 936 |
| Gillieston Public School, Gillieston Heights | Government | Primary | — | 404 | 922 |
| St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland | Catholic | Primary | — | 397 | 1,047 |
| Bolwarra Public School, Bolwarra | Government | Primary | — | 390 | 1,032 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Rutherford | Catholic | Primary | — | 370 | 996 |
| Aspect Hunter School, Thornton | Independent | Combined | — | 290 | 1,008 |
| Tenambit Public School, Tenambit | Government | Primary | — | 283 | 893 |
| Metford Public School, Metford | Government | Primary | — | 265 | 887 |
| Morpeth Public School, Morpeth | Government | Primary | — | 262 | 1,023 |
| Hunter Trade College, Telarah | Independent | Secondary | — | 257 | 978 |
| Linuwel School Ltd, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | — | 244 | 1,041 |
| Lochinvar Public School, Lochinvar | Government | Primary | — | 194 | 965 |
| Largs Public School, Largs | Government | Primary | — | 155 | 991 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | — | 108 | 975 |
| Hunter River Community School, Metford | Government | Combined | — | 70 | 958 |
| Arise Christian College, Metford | Independent | Combined | — | 61 | 971 |
| Millers Forest Public School, Millers Forest | Government | Primary | — | 60 | 920 |
| Nillo Infants School, Lorn | Government | Primary | — | 52 | 1,076 |
| The Heights Learning Community, Gillieston Heights | Independent | Primary | — | 14 | 1,058 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10602/maitland/topic/education