53.8% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macquarie Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Macquarie Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower rates of higher education mark Macquarie Hills compared to the rest of the state. While many locals hold a qualification, the 21.3% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This gap defines the educational profile of the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 53.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this result is still well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macquarie Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are common here, with 37.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the share of university degrees is well below the state average.
21.3% ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Macquarie Hills, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most popular fields of study at 23.4%, followed by engineering at 18.5% and health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 26 schools within 3km, a count among the largest for its level. These schools have a higher advantage score than most areas and are mostly government run (80.8%).
26
Higher than 88% 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).
341
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macquarie Hills
26 schools — 8,860 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Biddabah Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 348 | 1,065 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Argenton Public School, Argenton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 46 | 934 |
| Boolaroo Public School, Boolaroo | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 99 | 981 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 778 | 986 |
| Speers Point Public School, Speers Point | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 256 | 1,000 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glendale | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 153 | 1,036 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 232 | 956 |
| Glendale Technology High School, Glendale | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 802 | 946 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,060 | 1,110 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 63 | 940 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 166 | 940 |
| Edgeworth Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 647 | 967 |
| Teralba Public School, Teralba | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 111 | 959 |
| Lake Macquarie High School, Booragul | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 435 | 925 |
| Booragul Public School, Booragul | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 206 | 931 |
| Five Islands School, Booragul | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 51 | 890 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macquarie Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12443/macquarie-hills/topic/education