60.8% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Adamstown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Adamstown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher proportion of adults in Adamstown hold university degrees compared to most other areas. This educational edge is clear across the board, with 29.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong in Adamstown, where 60.8% of people finished Year 12. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Adamstown, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 31.9% of residents hold a bachelor degree, while 27.3% have a Certificate III or IV. This mix of higher and vocational qualifications is much higher than in most similar areas.
29.9% ▲ +47.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
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 Adamstown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and health, which account for 15.5% and 14.1% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas. There are 45 schools within 3 km, with 68.9% being government-run.
2.80
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality 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).
442
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,081
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Adamstown
45 schools — 19,427 students, average ICSEA 1,081.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 10 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 12 · Combined 6
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 139 | 950 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 47 | 869 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 25 | 816 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Hamilton South Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 362 | 1,139 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 198 | 1,132 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| The Junction Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 450 | 1,115 |
| Newcastle High School, Hamilton | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,072 | 1,027 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Merewether | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 387 | 1,141 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 45 | 967 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 37 | 960 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 52 | 776 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 848 | 957 |
| Novoschool, Newcastle West | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 79 | 1,077 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 358 | 1,104 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Adamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10016/adamstown/topic/education