1
Lower than 57% 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).
Lake Macquarie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Macquarie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A single government primary school serves the families of Lake Macquarie. This small-scale setup means local students attend a school that is smaller than those in most other similar areas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The only school within 3 km is a government primary school, which is a higher number of nearby options than about 59% of similar areas. With an average size of 181 students, it is smaller than most schools in other areas.
181
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lake Macquarie
1 school — 181 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wangi Wangi Public School, Wangi Wangi | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 181 | 987 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12261/lake-macquarie/topic/education