44.2% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jewells · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jewells
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Jewells hold university degrees than in most similar areas, though overall school completion is quite low. While 19.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 36.9% of people stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jewells, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 19.1% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.6% of residents.
19.1% ▲ +54.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Jewells, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 22.2%, followed by management and commerce at 20.0% and education at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Jewells has a higher average school advantage score than most areas and a high number of schools within 3km. Most students attend government primary schools, which make up 72.2% of the sector and type respectively.
2.27
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
386
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jewells
18 schools — 6,941 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Jewells Primary School, Jewells | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 262 | 1,026 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 54 | 847 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 252 | 793 |
| Belmont North Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 160 | 946 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 941 | 955 |
| Floraville Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 488 | 1,026 |
| Redhead Public School, Redhead | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 240 | 1,089 |
| Belmont Christian College, Belmont North | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 907 | 1,091 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 182 | 853 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 812 | 973 |
| Dudley Public School, Dudley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 245 | 1,095 |
| Belmont Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 257 | 956 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 58 | 910 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 166 | 940 |
| Valentine Public School, Valentine | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 510 | 1,071 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 124 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jewells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12033/jewells/topic/education