53.7% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whitebridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whitebridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Qualification levels have shifted in Whitebridge, where 26.7% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, though the proportion of residents who finished Year 12 is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 53.7% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whitebridge, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 26.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average.
26.7% ▲ +64.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Whitebridge splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for residents are management and commerce at 19%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.3% and health at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Whitebridge has 29 schools within 3km, among the largest number for its level, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.74
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
368
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whitebridge
29 schools — 10,671 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Dudley Public School, Dudley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 245 | 1,095 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 182 | 853 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 941 | 955 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 58 | 910 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 54 | 847 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 25 | 816 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 252 | 793 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Redhead Public School, Redhead | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 240 | 1,089 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 198 | 1,132 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 166 | 940 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 139 | 950 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 439 | 1,078 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whitebridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14293/whitebridge/topic/education