59.1% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
New Lambton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in New Lambton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 31% of adults in New Lambton hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of qualification marks the area as one of the most educated compared to similar places. Most residents have finished their schooling, with 59.1% completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is common here, with 59.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia, though it is much higher than in most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In New Lambton, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A high proportion of the community holds university degrees, including 10.8% with a postgraduate qualification. This means the area is well above the national average for bachelor degrees or higher, which sits at 26.3%.
31.6% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 31.6%
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 New Lambton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.4%, followed by health at 14.4% and engineering and related fields at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,067, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 59 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in other similar places.
1.52
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
59
Higher than 93% 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).
398
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving New Lambton
59 schools — 23,072 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 14 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 38 · Secondary 13 · Combined 8
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | — | — |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 25 | 816 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 45 | 967 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 47 | 869 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 37 | 960 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 52 | 776 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 139 | 950 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 848 | 957 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 216 | 923 |
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 659 | 980 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 113 | 963 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 162 | 955 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Hamilton South Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 362 | 1,139 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Newcastle High School, Hamilton | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,072 | 1,027 |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 290 | 996 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 63 | 940 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Merewether | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 387 | 1,141 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 778 | 986 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 43 | 966 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 343 | 1,044 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 298 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in New Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12951/new-lambton/topic/education