70.7% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merewether · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Merewether
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement shape daily life in Merewether, where more than 40% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This far exceeds the national figure, marking it as an area with some of the most qualified residents in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 70.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merewether, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified across the country, as 40.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
40.7% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Merewether, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by health at 18.0% and engineering at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. While there are 36 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in other places.
1.56
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
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).
472
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,092
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Merewether
36 schools — 17,003 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 198 | 1,132 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 139 | 950 |
| The Junction Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 450 | 1,115 |
| Hamilton South Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 362 | 1,139 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Merewether | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 387 | 1,141 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Newcastle High School, Hamilton | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,072 | 1,027 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Novoschool, Newcastle West | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 79 | 1,077 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 47 | 869 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Newcastle East Public School, Newcastle | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 260 | 1,112 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 25 | 816 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| Newcastle Grammar School, The Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,049 | 1,181 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Carrington Public School, Carrington | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 110 | 996 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 234 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merewether [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12584/merewether/topic/education