59.9% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Lambton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Lambton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 59% of residents in North Lambton finished Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong academic profile, with a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 60% of people here completed Year 12, which is a little above the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Lambton, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas, though a little below the New South Wales average.
25.5% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →North Lambton splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 16%, followed closely by management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
North Lambton has access to 37 schools within 3 km, with local schools seeing a much higher average advantage score than most areas.
37
Higher than 90% 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).
404
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Lambton
37 schools — 14,129 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 659 | 980 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 216 | 923 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 162 | 955 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 113 | 963 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 45 | 967 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 37 | 960 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 52 | 776 |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 103 | 889 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | — | — |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 848 | 957 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Shortland Public School, Shortland | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 271 | 926 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Awabakal Environmental Education Centre, Shortland | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 252 | 965 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 47 | 869 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 195 | 910 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| Callaghan College Wallsend Campus, Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 890 | 952 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13004/north-lambton/topic/education