64.7% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hamilton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Hamilton, where over a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This trend extends to school leavers, with 64.7% of residents completing Year 12, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the state and national figures, with 64.7% of residents finishing their final year. Other common outcomes include 16.5% finishing Year 10 and 6.8% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hamilton, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 33.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, well above the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 32.2%, followed by Certificate III or IVs at 21.9%.
33.3% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 Hamilton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Hamilton are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 16.3% and society and culture at 14.8%. Health, engineering, and education also make up significant shares of the resident's studies.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 41 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. While schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.92
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% 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).
434
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hamilton
41 schools — 17,791 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 12 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 11 · Combined 7
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 47 | 869 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Hamilton South Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 362 | 1,139 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Newcastle High School, Hamilton | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,072 | 1,027 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 139 | 950 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Novoschool, Newcastle West | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 79 | 1,077 |
| Carrington Public School, Carrington | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 110 | 996 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 848 | 957 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Merewether | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 387 | 1,141 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 37 | 960 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 45 | 967 |
| The Junction Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 450 | 1,115 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 52 | 776 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 43 | 966 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 343 | 1,044 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 198 | 1,132 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Newcastle East Public School, Newcastle | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 260 | 1,112 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Newcastle Grammar School, The Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,049 | 1,181 |
| Stockton Public School, Stockton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 254 | 1,000 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Stockton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 180 | 1,053 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11845/hamilton/topic/education