51.5% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cardiff Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cardiff Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 7 percentage points separates Cardiff Heights from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While only 51.5% of people finished high school, the area sees a much higher proportion of adults holding university degrees than most similar places. This creates a distinct mix of educational backgrounds across the suburb.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 26.2% and Year 9 or below at 10.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cardiff Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 26.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are also frequent, held by 27.7% of adults.
26.6% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cardiff Heights splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by engineering at 15.6% and health at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 27 schools within 3km, among the largest number for this level, with a typical school size of 398 students. Most students attend government schools (70.4%), and the area has a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
398
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cardiff Heights
27 schools — 10,337 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 232 | 956 |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 290 | 996 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 778 | 986 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,060 | 1,110 |
| Alesco Secondary College, Cooks Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 664 | 949 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 252 | 965 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 25 | 816 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glendale | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 153 | 1,036 |
| Glendale Technology High School, Glendale | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 802 | 946 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 63 | 940 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 849 | 1,090 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cardiff Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10809/cardiff-heights/topic/education