54.0% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jesmond · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jesmond
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 5 percentage points separates Jesmond from the national average for Year 12 completion. While schooling and degree levels are higher than in many similar areas, they remain well below New South Wales and Australian figures. This trend is reflected in the local qualification levels, where the typical resident is less likely to hold a university degree than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jesmond, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
22.6% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Jesmond splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (29%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Postgraduate degree at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by engineering at 11.5% and society and culture at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Jesmond has a high number of schools, with 32 located within 3km and 5.49 schools for every 1,000 children. Government schools make up 68.8% of the sector, and the average school advantage score is higher than most areas.
5.49
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
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).
391
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jesmond
32 schools — 11,723 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 5 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 216 | 923 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 659 | 980 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 162 | 955 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 103 | 889 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 252 | 965 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 195 | 910 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 113 | 963 |
| Callaghan College Wallsend Campus, Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 890 | 952 |
| Shortland Public School, Shortland | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 271 | 926 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 290 | 996 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 45 | 967 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 37 | 960 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 52 | 776 |
| Awabakal Environmental Education Centre, Shortland | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | — | — |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Alesco Secondary College, Cooks Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 664 | 949 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 848 | 957 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Maryland Public School, Maryland | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 368 | 996 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jesmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12032/jesmond/topic/education