50.8% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Raworth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Raworth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Thirteen schools within three kilometres make Raworth a highly accessible area for students. While many residents hold trade certificates, overall schooling and university rates are well below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 50.8%, finished Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Raworth, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than in most similar areas but well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.8% of adults.
18.5% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Raworth, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.6% and engineering at 20.5%. Other notable areas of study include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The 13 local schools are generally larger than those in most similar areas. Government schools make up 61.5% of the sector, with most being primary schools.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
456
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Raworth
13 schools — 5,931 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Linuwel School Ltd, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 244 | 1,041 |
| Tenambit Public School, Tenambit | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 283 | 893 |
| Morpeth Public School, Morpeth | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 262 | 1,023 |
| Maitland Grossmann High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 900 | 960 |
| Maitland High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 958 | 947 |
| Largs Public School, Largs | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 155 | 991 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 108 | 975 |
| Maitland East Public School, East Maitland | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 559 | 975 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, East Maitland | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 449 | 1,063 |
| St Bede's Catholic College, Chisholm | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 910 | 1,030 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Chisholm | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 614 | 1,064 |
| Hinton Public School, Hinton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 99 | 1,009 |
| Bolwarra Public School, Bolwarra | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 390 | 1,032 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Raworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13338/raworth/topic/education