67.1% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Newham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of residents in Newham have finished secondary school, with 67.1% completing Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community with strong educational attainment across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most similar areas, sitting 5.3 points above the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newham, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is also prevalent, with 34% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
34.0% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Newham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health (13.7%), education (13%), and management and commerce (13%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by schools, with 10.20 per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. Local schools are typically larger than average and have some of the highest advantage scores.
10.20
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
407
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,117
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Newham
3 schools — 1,220 students, average ICSEA 1,117.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Newham Primary School, Newham | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 50 | 1,079 |
| Hesket Primary School, Hesket | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 76 | 1,087 |
| Braemar College, Woodend | Independent | Combined | 8.0 km | 1,094 | 1,121 |
Sources
More for Newham
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21927/newham/topic/education