65.8% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Adamstown Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Adamstown Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong trend of higher achievement defines Adamstown Heights, where 65.8% of residents have completed Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as one of the most well-educated among similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 65.8% of people reaching this milestone. This is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Adamstown Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common, with 34% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
34.0% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 34.0%
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 Adamstown Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.8%, followed by engineering and health-related fields.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 37 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Local schools are generally larger than average and have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
1.62
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
Higher than 90% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 86% 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 Heights
37 schools — 15,281 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 25 | 816 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 63 | 940 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 139 | 950 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 778 | 986 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 58 | 910 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 47 | 869 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 198 | 1,132 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Hamilton South Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 362 | 1,139 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Adamstown Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10017/adamstown-heights/topic/education