19.8% ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Windale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Windale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 39 percentage points separates Windale from the national figure for Year 12 completion. This is an area where few adults have finished high school or university, with only 3.7% holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 19.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10 at 30.8%, while 25.5% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Windale, the largest group is Year 10 at 37%, followed by Year 9 or below (31%) and Year 12 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with the typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.6% of adults. This contributes to the area being far below the Australian average for higher education.
3.7% ▲ +119.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Windale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 10.9% and society and culture at 10.3%. Engineering and related fields follow at 9.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Windale has a higher average school advantage score than most areas and 24 schools within 3km. Most of these are government primary schools, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.65
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 87% 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.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Windale
24 schools — 9,448 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 54 | 847 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 252 | 793 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 941 | 955 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 182 | 853 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 58 | 910 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 166 | 940 |
| Jewells Primary School, Jewells | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 262 | 1,026 |
| Floraville Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 488 | 1,026 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| Belmont North Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 160 | 946 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| Dudley Public School, Dudley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 245 | 1,095 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Redhead Public School, Redhead | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 240 | 1,089 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Belmont Christian College, Belmont North | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 907 | 1,091 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 63 | 940 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Windale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14333/windale/topic/education