56.5% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Charlestown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Charlestown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification in Charlestown, held by 31.4% of residents. The area is well-educated, with more people holding degrees and finishing high school than in most similar places. This creates a strong foundation of skilled residents across the suburb.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though slightly below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Charlestown, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well-qualified, with 26.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
26.2% ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Charlestown splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several sectors, led by management and commerce at 19.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1% and health at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Charlestown has 35 schools within 3 km, one of the highest counts for its level. While the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most places.
2.37
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
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).
380
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Charlestown
35 schools — 13,288 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 58 | 910 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 182 | 853 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 63 | 940 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 941 | 955 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 166 | 940 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 54 | 847 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 778 | 986 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 25 | 816 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 252 | 793 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| Dudley Public School, Dudley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 245 | 1,095 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 462 | 1,095 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Charlestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10884/charlestown/topic/education