59.2% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Birmingham Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Birmingham Gardens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 60% of residents in Birmingham Gardens finished Year 12, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas. While school completion is strong, the number of people with university degrees is well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people here finished Year 12, with 59.2% reaching that milestone. This is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Birmingham Gardens, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.7% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 30.2%.
21.7% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 Birmingham Gardens, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in Engineering and related fields at 16.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 25 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number for this level of area. Government schools make up 68% of the sector, and the average school advantage score is higher than most areas.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
323
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Birmingham Gardens
25 schools — 7,437 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 103 | 889 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 162 | 955 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 659 | 980 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 216 | 923 |
| Shortland Public School, Shortland | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 271 | 926 |
| Callaghan College Wallsend Campus, Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 890 | 952 |
| Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 195 | 910 |
| Awabakal Environmental Education Centre, Shortland | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 252 | 965 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 113 | 963 |
| Maryland Public School, Maryland | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 368 | 996 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 290 | 996 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 45 | 967 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 52 | 776 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 37 | 960 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Birmingham Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10376/birmingham-gardens/topic/education