35.4% ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maitland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maitland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 23 percentage points separates Maitland from the national figure for Year 12 completion. Far fewer people here have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to most other areas. This pattern suggests a workforce focused more on practical skills than formal academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. About 21.4% finished Year 11, while 19.9% stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maitland, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 8.9% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.1% of residents.
8.9% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Maitland, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 14.7%, followed by Health at 11.7% and Management and commerce at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9.13 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. The local schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors, though they have a lower advantage score than most other areas.
9.13
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
306
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maitland
2 schools — 612 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 2
| Maitland Lutheran School, Maitland | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 480 | 984 |
| Central Yorke School, Maitland | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 132 | 854 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40808/maitland/topic/education