70.6% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merewether Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Merewether Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher educational attainment has become a defining feature of Merewether Heights. This is a highly qualified area where 41.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 70.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merewether Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Professional qualifications are common in the area, and the 41.4% of adults with a university degree is among the highest for similar areas. Bachelor degrees are the most frequent qualification at 37.5%.
41.4% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 41.4%
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 Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by health at 15.3% and engineering at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 27 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. Local schools are generally larger than average and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
2.76
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
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).
513
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
Higher than 89% 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 Heights
27 schools — 13,844 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 9 · Combined 2
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 139 | 950 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 198 | 1,132 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Hamilton South Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 362 | 1,139 |
| The Junction Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 450 | 1,115 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Merewether | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 387 | 1,141 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| Newcastle High School, Hamilton | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,072 | 1,027 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 47 | 869 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 25 | 816 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Novoschool, Newcastle West | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 79 | 1,077 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merewether Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12585/merewether-heights/topic/education