47.8% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Redhead · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Redhead
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A quarter of adults in Redhead hold a university degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents have reached a high level of study, far fewer have finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 29.3% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 12.8% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Redhead, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25% of the population, though this is a little below the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 28.5%.
25.0% ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Redhead splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Redhead are most common in engineering and related fields at 17.7%, followed by management and commerce at 16.4% and health at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools tend to be larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas, with 17 schools within 3km. However, there are only 1.49 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.49
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
409
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Redhead
17 schools — 6,958 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Redhead Public School, Redhead | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 240 | 1,089 |
| Dudley Public School, Dudley | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 245 | 1,095 |
| Jewells Primary School, Jewells | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 262 | 1,026 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 941 | 955 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 54 | 847 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 182 | 853 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 252 | 793 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| Belmont North Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 160 | 946 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 58 | 910 |
| Belmont Christian College, Belmont North | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 907 | 1,091 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Floraville Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 488 | 1,026 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 291 | 1,076 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Redhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13353/redhead/topic/education