47.4% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Macquarie - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Lake Macquarie - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Lake Macquarie - East finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 47.4% completing Year 12. While university qualifications have risen since 2011, the area generally trails behind New South Wales and national figures for both school and degree completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is an improvement on 2011, when the rate was 37.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Macquarie - East, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.4% of the population.
21.0% ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 Lake Macquarie - East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools (54) and 19,042 enrolments, though the typical school size of 353 is lower than most areas. Most students attend government schools, which account for 77.8% of the sector.
54
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.36
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19,042
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
353
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 55% 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 Lake Macquarie - East
54 schools — 19,042 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 42 · Catholic 9 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 42 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | — | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | — | 1,060 | 1,110 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | — | 989 | 1,062 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | — | 941 | 955 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | — | 915 | 1,022 |
| Belmont Christian College, Belmont North | Independent | Combined | — | 907 | 1,091 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | — | 812 | 973 |
| Glendale Technology High School, Glendale | Government | Secondary | — | 802 | 946 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | — | 778 | 986 |
| Swansea High School, Caves Beach | Government | Secondary | — | 710 | 972 |
| Valentine Public School, Valentine | Government | Primary | — | 510 | 1,071 |
| Eleebana Public School, Eleebana | Government | Primary | — | 506 | 1,105 |
| Floraville Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | — | 488 | 1,026 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | — | 418 | 1,093 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | — | 361 | 1,102 |
| Caves Beach Public School, Caves Beach | Government | Primary | — | 349 | 1,019 |
| Biddabah Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | — | 348 | 1,065 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | — | 340 | 1,027 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | — | 319 | 1,036 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | — | 298 | 1,017 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | — | 294 | 1,023 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | — | 291 | 1,076 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | — | 283 | 1,000 |
| Jewells Primary School, Jewells | Government | Primary | — | 262 | 1,026 |
| Belmont Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | — | 257 | 956 |
| Speers Point Public School, Speers Point | Government | Primary | — | 256 | 1,000 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | — | 252 | 793 |
| Dudley Public School, Dudley | Government | Primary | — | 245 | 1,095 |
| Redhead Public School, Redhead | Government | Primary | — | 240 | 1,089 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | — | 237 | 1,072 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | — | 235 | 1,075 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | — | 234 | 1,037 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | — | 232 | 956 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | — | 227 | 1,045 |
| Swansea Public School, Swansea | Government | Primary | — | 199 | 923 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | — | 182 | 853 |
| Nords Wharf Public School, Nords Wharf | Government | Primary | — | 180 | 1,023 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | — | 166 | 940 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Swansea | Catholic | Primary | — | 165 | 1,041 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | — | 164 | 1,020 |
| Belmont North Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | — | 160 | 946 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glendale | Catholic | Primary | — | 153 | 1,036 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | — | 149 | 1,014 |
| Marks Point Public School, Marks Point | Government | Primary | — | 141 | 935 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | — | 130 | 1,071 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | — | 124 | 1,048 |
| Blacksmiths Public School, Blacksmiths | Government | Primary | — | 103 | 1,004 |
| Boolaroo Public School, Boolaroo | Government | Primary | — | 99 | 981 |
| Pelican Flat Public School, Pelican | Government | Primary | — | 94 | 981 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | — | 63 | 940 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | — | 58 | 910 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | — | 55 | 1,100 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | — | 54 | 847 |
| Argenton Public School, Argenton | Government | Primary | — | 46 | 934 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Macquarie - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11101/lake-macquarie-east/topic/education