54.8% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mayfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mayfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of adults in Mayfield hold degrees or diplomas, shaping a well-qualified local workforce. While the typical resident is likely to have a tertiary qualification, the area sees fewer people finishing Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 54.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%. This is higher than most similar areas, though about 21.7% of people stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mayfield, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 26.0% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Australian average, with Certificate III and IV qualifications also being common at 29.3%.
26.0% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mayfield splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15.8%, followed by society and culture at 14.2% and engineering at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mayfield has 32 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. Local schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, with 62.5% of these schools being government-run.
2.65
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 89% 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).
420
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mayfield
32 schools — 13,428 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 0.7 km | 43 | 966 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 343 | 1,044 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 848 | 957 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 52 | 776 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 37 | 960 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 113 | 963 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 45 | 967 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 47 | 869 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Carrington Public School, Carrington | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 110 | 996 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 659 | 980 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 162 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12540/mayfield/topic/education