53.3% ▲ +108.5%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Charlestown · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Charlestown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the state and national figures, only 53.3% of people in Charlestown have completed Year 12. However, the area has seen a huge shift in education, with the number of people finishing high school rising by 28 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While Year 12 completion is well below the New South Wales figure, the trend is improving. Over half of the population now finish Year 12, while 26.6% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Charlestown, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees have become much more common, with 25.5% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher, up 19 points from 2011. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 30.1% of residents.
25.5% ▲ +289.3%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Charlestown splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.4% and health at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Charlestown is well served with 34 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (73.5%) and the majority are in primary school.
2.35
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 83% of state electorate 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).
13,388
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
394
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Charlestown
34 schools — 13,388 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 58 | 910 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 182 | 853 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 941 | 955 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 54 | 847 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 166 | 940 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 252 | 793 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 63 | 940 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| Dudley Public School, Dudley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 245 | 1,095 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 778 | 986 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 25 | 816 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| Redhead Public School, Redhead | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 240 | 1,089 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Eleebana Public School, Eleebana | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 506 | 1,105 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 139 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Charlestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10018/charlestown/topic/education