54.3% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lovedale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lovedale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the state and national figures for school and degree completion, Lovedale still sees more residents with higher qualifications than most similar areas. Roughly 21.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and over half the population has finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.3% of people 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 Lovedale, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.7% of the population. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
21.7% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Lovedale splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (28%), with Bachelor degree at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Lovedale are most common in engineering and related fields at 18.6%, followed closely by management and commerce at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, with an average size of 534 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
534
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lovedale
4 schools — 2,137 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| St Philip's Christian College - Cessnock, Nulkaba | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,276 | 1,032 |
| Nulkaba Public School, Nulkaba | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 389 | 931 |
| Cessnock East Public School, Cessnock | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 215 | 835 |
| Abermain Public School, Abermain | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 257 | 917 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lovedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12405/lovedale/topic/education