59.6% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Georgetown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Georgetown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Georgetown, where nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This academic leaning is reflected in the school-age population, with a large proportion of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of people in Georgetown finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Georgetown, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well-qualified, with 29.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
29.8% ▲ +65.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Georgetown splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (38%) and Certificate III / IV (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in this area are most common in management and commerce (16.7%), followed by engineering and health, which each account for around 15% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Georgetown is surrounded by 36 schools within 3km, an amount among the largest at this level. These schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most similar areas.
36
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).
425
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Georgetown
36 schools — 14,884 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 10 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 848 | 957 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 52 | 776 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 37 | 960 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 45 | 967 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 47 | 869 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 43 | 966 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 113 | 963 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 343 | 1,044 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Carrington Public School, Carrington | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 110 | 996 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 139 | 950 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 659 | 980 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 849 | 1,090 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Georgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11607/georgetown/topic/education