62.1% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kotara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kotara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Kotara, where 30.7% of adults hold a university degree. This academic success is reflected in the schools, which have a school advantage score far above the typical area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than six in ten people have completed Year 12, a figure that is well above both the state and national rates.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kotara, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The local population is highly qualified, with 30.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Australian figure.
30.7% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 30.7%
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 Kotara, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study include management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by engineering and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 38 schools within 3km, the largest number for an area at this level, with nearly 79% being government run.
3.94
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
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).
400
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,073
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kotara
38 schools — 14,816 students, average ICSEA 1,073.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 0.2 km | 25 | 816 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 63 | 940 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 778 | 986 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 58 | 910 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 139 | 950 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 47 | 869 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 123 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kotara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12208/kotara/topic/education