57.3% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lambton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lambton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 31% of Lambton adults hold a bachelor degree, making it a highly qualified area. Residents generally achieve high levels of schooling, with many holding university degrees or trade certificates. This creates a strong educational profile compared to most similar suburbs.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents, 57.3%, completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas. However, this figure is still a little below the New South Wales and national rates.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lambton, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 28.8% of adults, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average. This is led by 30.5% who hold a bachelor degree and 9.9% with a postgraduate qualification.
28.8% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Lambton splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Lambton are most common in management and commerce (17.8%), followed by engineering (14.9%) and health (14.1%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a school advantage score of 1,056, which is much higher than most areas. There are 51 schools within 3km, and the typical school is larger than most, with 409 students.
3.32
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
51
Higher than 92% 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).
409
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lambton
51 schools — 20,438 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 12 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 14 · Combined 8
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | — | — |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 45 | 967 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 216 | 923 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 659 | 980 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 37 | 960 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 162 | 955 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 52 | 776 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 113 | 963 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 848 | 957 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 47 | 869 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 103 | 889 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 25 | 816 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 252 | 965 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 290 | 996 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Shortland Public School, Shortland | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 271 | 926 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 195 | 910 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 43 | 966 |
| Callaghan College Wallsend Campus, Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 890 | 952 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 139 | 950 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| Alesco Secondary College, Cooks Hill | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 664 | 949 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 959 | 1,096 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12273/lambton/topic/education