45.4% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Maitland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Maitland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 14 percentage points separates East Maitland from New South Wales in Year 12 completion rates. While the area has a higher proportion of university graduates than many similar places, it still sits well below the national figure for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. About 29.3% of people listed Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Maitland, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.4% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, although it remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
17.4% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 East Maitland, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.2%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
East Maitland is home to 23 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, and nearly half are government-run.
2.93
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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 East Maitland
23 schools — 11,365 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 7 · Secondary 4
| Hunter Valley Grammar School, Ashtonfield | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,161 | 1,134 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 108 | 975 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, East Maitland | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 449 | 1,063 |
| Maitland East Public School, East Maitland | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 559 | 975 |
| Ashtonfield Public School, Ashtonfield | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 514 | 1,008 |
| Maitland High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 958 | 947 |
| Maitland Christian School, Metford | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 832 | 1,047 |
| Arise Christian College, Metford | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 61 | 971 |
| Maitland Grossmann High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 900 | 960 |
| Hunter River Community School, Metford | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 70 | 958 |
| Metford Public School, Metford | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 265 | 887 |
| Tenambit Public School, Tenambit | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 283 | 893 |
| Linuwel School Ltd, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 244 | 1,041 |
| All Saints College, Maitland | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,191 | 1,023 |
| St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 397 | 1,047 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Chisholm | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 614 | 1,064 |
| Maitland Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 405 | 936 |
| St Bede's Catholic College, Chisholm | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 910 | 1,030 |
| Nillo Infants School, Lorn | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 52 | 1,076 |
| The Heights Learning Community, Gillieston Heights | Independent | Primary | 4.8 km | 14 | 1,058 |
| Thornton Public School, Thornton | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 826 | 974 |
| Aspect Hunter School, Thornton | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 290 | 1,008 |
| Morpeth Public School, Morpeth | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 262 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11363/east-maitland/topic/education