60.6% ▲ +72.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chisholm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chisholm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high rate of school completion marks Chisholm, where 60.6% of people finished Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas. The community is well-qualified, with a strong focus on degrees and certificates that support professional careers.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Chisholm finished Year 12 than in most other areas. At 60.6%, this figure is a little above both the New South Wales and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chisholm, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and nearly identical to the Australian average. Certificate III and IV are the most common qualifications, held by 35.1% of residents.
26.2% ▲ +145.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 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 →In Chisholm, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Chisholm are most often in management and commerce at 24.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 20.4% and health at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. While school advantage and size are higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.50
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
494
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chisholm
17 schools — 8,397 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 7 · Secondary 3
| St Bede's Catholic College, Chisholm | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 910 | 1,030 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Chisholm | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 614 | 1,064 |
| Metford Public School, Metford | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 265 | 887 |
| Hunter River Community School, Metford | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 70 | 958 |
| Thornton Public School, Thornton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 826 | 974 |
| Morpeth Public School, Morpeth | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 262 | 1,023 |
| Maitland Christian School, Metford | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 832 | 1,047 |
| Arise Christian College, Metford | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 61 | 971 |
| Aspect Hunter School, Thornton | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 290 | 1,008 |
| Tenambit Public School, Tenambit | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 283 | 893 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 108 | 975 |
| Maitland High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 958 | 947 |
| Linuwel School Ltd, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 244 | 1,041 |
| Ashtonfield Public School, Ashtonfield | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 514 | 1,008 |
| Hunter Valley Grammar School, Ashtonfield | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,161 | 1,134 |
| Hinton Public School, Hinton | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 99 | 1,009 |
| Maitland Grossmann High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 900 | 960 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chisholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10908/chisholm/topic/education