56.7% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hamilton North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hamilton North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 30% of adults in Hamilton North hold a bachelor's degree, reflecting a highly qualified population. This area stands out for its strong educational attainment, with qualifications and school advantage scores sitting much higher than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents (56.7%) have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas, though this is a little below the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hamilton North, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 27.9% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
27.9% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hamilton North splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (35%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 15.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.3% and engineering at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hamilton North has a high number of schools within 3km and a school advantage score of 1,080, which is much higher than most areas.
6.41
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
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).
421
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% 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 North
40 schools — 16,844 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 11 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 47 | 869 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 848 | 957 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 37 | 960 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 52 | 776 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 45 | 967 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 43 | 966 |
| Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 343 | 1,044 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Carrington Public School, Carrington | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 110 | 996 |
| Hamilton South Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 362 | 1,139 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 139 | 950 |
| Newcastle High School, Hamilton | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,072 | 1,027 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 113 | 963 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| Novoschool, Newcastle West | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 79 | 1,077 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Merewether | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 387 | 1,141 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| The Junction Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 450 | 1,115 |
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 269 | 1,129 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hamilton North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11847/hamilton-north/topic/education