60.5% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carrington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carrington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national average for university degrees, Carrington is a highly educated area. About 32% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This strong academic trend is seen across the board, including a higher proportion of residents completing Year 12 compared to most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 60.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carrington, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high level of formal training, with 32.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree and 25.6% having a Certificate III or IV.
32.0% ▲ +49.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 32.0%
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 Carrington, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Carrington are spread across several fields, led by society and culture at 14.9%, health at 14.4%, and management and commerce at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 31 schools within 3 km, a number among the largest for its level, and the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
3.16
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 89% 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.
1,086
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carrington
31 schools — 12,352 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 8 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Carrington Public School, Carrington | Government | Primary | 0.0 km | 110 | 996 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| Stockton Public School, Stockton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 254 | 1,000 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Stockton | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 180 | 1,053 |
| Novoschool, Newcastle West | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 79 | 1,077 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Newcastle High School, Hamilton | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,072 | 1,027 |
| Newcastle East Public School, Newcastle | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 260 | 1,112 |
| Newcastle Grammar School, The Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,049 | 1,181 |
| Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 343 | 1,044 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Hamilton South Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 362 | 1,139 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 43 | 966 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Merewether | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 387 | 1,141 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 47 | 869 |
| The Junction Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 450 | 1,115 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 848 | 957 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 139 | 950 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 52 | 776 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 37 | 960 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 342 | 1,033 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10829/carrington/topic/education