63.0% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mayfield East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mayfield East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than six in ten people in Mayfield East finished Year 12, making it a well-educated area for the region. High school completion and university degrees are both well above the national average here, creating a community with a strong foundation of formal learning.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 63% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the 58.8% national figure. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mayfield East, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 32% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
32.0% ▲ +80.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Mayfield East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.6%, followed by society and culture at 15.8% and health at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 415 students and a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are 26 schools within 3km, with government schools making up 61.5% of the sector.
3.34
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
415
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% 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 East
26 schools — 10,802 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 343 | 1,044 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 0.7 km | 43 | 966 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 848 | 957 |
| Carrington Public School, Carrington | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 110 | 996 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 52 | 776 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 47 | 869 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 37 | 960 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 45 | 967 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 113 | 963 |
| Stockton Public School, Stockton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 254 | 1,000 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mayfield East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12544/mayfield-east/topic/education