58.9% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Highfields · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Highfields
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of adults hold university degrees in Highfields, with 34.1% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. The area is well-educated and has a strong presence of professional qualifications compared to similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Highfields, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here; 32.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree, while 28.6% have a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the area ranks much higher than most for higher education.
34.1% ▲ +67.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Highfields splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.3%, followed by engineering at 17% and health at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Highfields has access to 26 schools within 3km, a number among the largest at this level. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,081, which is much higher than most areas.
26
Higher than 88% 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).
385
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,081
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 Highfields
26 schools — 10,016 students, average ICSEA 1,081.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 25 | 816 |
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 139 | 950 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 63 | 940 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 198 | 1,132 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 58 | 910 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Highfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11909/highfields/topic/education