58.4% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Garden Suburb · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Garden Suburb
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 31% of adults in Garden Suburb hold a bachelor degree, making it a highly educated area. This strong academic profile is reflected in the high proportion of residents who finished high school and the strong advantage scores of local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Garden Suburb, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 28.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Australian average and much higher than most similar areas.
28.4% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Garden Suburb splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by engineering and related subjects at 18.2% and management and commerce at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,057, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 31 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other places.
2.67
Lower than 62% 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).
399
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Garden Suburb
31 schools — 11,960 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 778 | 986 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 63 | 940 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 25 | 816 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 232 | 956 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 58 | 910 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 166 | 940 |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 290 | 996 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,060 | 1,110 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 538 | 1,108 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Garden Suburb [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11591/garden-suburb/topic/education