51.3% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waratah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Waratah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of schools and graduates shape the daily life of Waratah, making it a hub for learning. While about 24.1% of adults hold a university degree, this is much higher than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 51.3%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waratah, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly one in four adults has a bachelor degree or higher, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas. Certificates III and IV are also common, held by 24.1% of residents.
24.1% ▲ +56.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Waratah splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are diverse, with the most common fields being management and commerce at 15%, followed by society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have plenty of choices here, with 41 schools within 3km and 13.27 schools per 1,000 children. Local schools also have an advantage score of 1,067, which is much higher than most areas.
13.27
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
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).
394
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Waratah
41 schools — 15,766 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 11 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 11 · Combined 7
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 0.1 km | 52 | 776 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 0.1 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 848 | 957 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 37 | 960 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 45 | 967 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 113 | 963 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 47 | 869 |
| St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 162 | 1,034 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| San Clemente Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 605 | 1,038 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Mayfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 43 | 966 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Mayfield East Public School, Mayfield East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 343 | 1,044 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 659 | 980 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 216 | 923 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 162 | 955 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 103 | 889 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Shortland Public School, Shortland | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 271 | 926 |
| Carrington Public School, Carrington | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 110 | 996 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 139 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14159/waratah/topic/education