30.9% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gateshead · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gateshead
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than a third of residents in Gateshead finished Year 12, reflecting a local trend toward vocational training over traditional schooling. Only 9.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 30.9% of people completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Most residents peaked at Year 10, which 35.6% of the community reached.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gateshead, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical certificates are the most common achievement here, with 46.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why university degrees are far less common than in most other areas.
9.1% ▲ +117.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Gateshead, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 16.2% and Management and Commerce at 14.4%, followed by Society and Culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well-served by 31 schools within 3km, with a higher number of schools per child than most areas. Local schools are generally larger and have higher advantage scores than the norm.
7.95
Higher than 71% 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).
413
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,033
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gateshead
31 schools — 12,815 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 941 | 955 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 182 | 853 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 54 | 847 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 252 | 793 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 58 | 910 |
| Dudley Public School, Dudley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 245 | 1,095 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 166 | 940 |
| Redhead Public School, Redhead | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 240 | 1,089 |
| Jewells Primary School, Jewells | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 262 | 1,026 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 63 | 940 |
| Floraville Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 488 | 1,026 |
| Belmont North Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 160 | 946 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Belmont Christian College, Belmont North | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 907 | 1,091 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 778 | 986 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 298 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gateshead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11598/gateshead/topic/education