61.2% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rankin Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rankin Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Rankin Park have finished high school and university than in most similar areas. About 61.2% of residents completed Year 12, and a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is a little above the state and national figures, with 61.2% of people finishing their final school year. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rankin Park, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well-qualified, with 33.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 26.3% national average, and the most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 32.1%.
33.2% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 33.2%
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 Rankin Park, 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.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 18.4%, followed by engineering at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rankin Park has a very high school advantage score compared to most areas. There are 34 schools within 3km, and the majority of these are government primary schools.
34
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).
392
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rankin Park
34 schools — 12,949 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | — | — |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 290 | 996 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 252 | 965 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Alesco Secondary College, Cooks Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 664 | 949 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 232 | 956 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 25 | 816 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,060 | 1,110 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 216 | 923 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 778 | 986 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 659 | 980 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 162 | 955 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glendale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 153 | 1,036 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 195 | 910 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Glendale Technology High School, Glendale | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 802 | 946 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 63 | 940 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 409 | 1,103 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rankin Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13328/rankin-park/topic/education