71.9% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
New Lambton Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in New Lambton Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of adults in New Lambton Heights hold university degrees compared to the rest of the country. This highly educated profile is seen in both the high rate of school completions and the strong presence of professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are among the highest at this level, with 71.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In New Lambton Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 41.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
41.9% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 41.9%
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 Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are health at 19.1% and management and commerce at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,045, which is much higher than most areas. There are 52 schools within 3 km, and most are government primary schools.
3.53
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
52
Higher than 92% 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).
388
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% 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 Heights
52 schools — 19,808 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 11 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 12 · Combined 8
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | — | — |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 25 | 816 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 290 | 996 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 252 | 965 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 216 | 923 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 659 | 980 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Alesco Secondary College, Cooks Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 664 | 949 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 232 | 956 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 162 | 955 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 778 | 986 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,060 | 1,110 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 63 | 940 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 45 | 967 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 195 | 910 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 37 | 960 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glendale | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 153 | 1,036 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| Glendale Technology High School, Glendale | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 802 | 946 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 113 | 963 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 52 | 776 |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 103 | 889 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 47 | 869 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 848 | 957 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in New Lambton Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12952/new-lambton-heights/topic/education