26.9% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cessnock · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cessnock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Cessnock hold university degrees or high school diplomas than in most similar areas. Only 6.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are among the lowest at this level, with only 26.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cessnock, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are much lower than most areas, and only 8.9% of people hold a bachelor degree. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.8% of residents.
6.8% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Cessnock, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 14.7%, followed by management and commerce at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most areas, with a typical size of 416 students. Despite this, there are only 1.43 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.43
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
416
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cessnock
13 schools — 5,409 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Cessnock East Public School, Cessnock | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 215 | 835 |
| Cessnock Public School, Cessnock | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 276 | 876 |
| Cessnock High School, Cessnock | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 616 | 892 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Cessnock | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 347 | 975 |
| Cessnock West Public School, Cessnock | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 399 | 884 |
| Nulkaba Public School, Nulkaba | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 389 | 931 |
| Mount View High School, Cessnock West | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 930 | 911 |
| Kearsley Public School, Kearsley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 114 | 897 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Cessnock, Nulkaba | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,276 | 1,032 |
| Kitchener Public School, Kitchener | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 113 | 930 |
| Bellbird Public School, Bellbird | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 355 | 907 |
| Abermain Public School, Abermain | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 257 | 917 |
| Holy Spirit Infants School, Abermain | Catholic | Primary | 7.6 km | 122 | 991 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10877/cessnock/topic/education