59.7% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broadmeadow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Broadmeadow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of schooling and university degrees shapes daily life in Broadmeadow. Nearly 60% of people have finished Year 12, and those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.1% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.7% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. Roughly one in five people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Broadmeadow, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 28.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the national figure of 26.3%.
28.1% ▲ +47.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Broadmeadow splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and health, both around 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Broadmeadow is well served by 48 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for an area of this size. These schools are larger than most, with a high average advantage score of 1,080.
12.30
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
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).
415
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
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 Broadmeadow
48 schools — 19,509 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 13 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 12 · Combined 8
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 47 | 869 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 37 | 960 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 45 | 967 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 139 | 950 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 848 | 957 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 52 | 776 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| Hamilton South Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 362 | 1,139 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Newcastle High School, Hamilton | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,072 | 1,027 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Merewether | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 387 | 1,141 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| Novoschool, Newcastle West | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 79 | 1,077 |
| The Junction Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 450 | 1,115 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 113 | 963 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 43 | 966 |
| Carrington Public School, Carrington | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 110 | 996 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 343 | 1,044 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 198 | 1,132 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 25 | 816 |
| Newcastle East Public School, Newcastle | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 260 | 1,112 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 309 | 1,069 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broadmeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10575/broadmeadow/topic/education