44.3% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maitland · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Maitland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Maitland have completed Year 12, reflecting a significant drop in school completion rates over the last decade. This trend is seen alongside a much lower proportion of adults holding university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.3% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when 69.9% of the population had completed high school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maitland, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has fallen 21 points since 2011 to 15.4%. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 41.3%.
15.4% ▼ -57.1%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
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, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maitland has one of the largest school populations at this level with 18,665 enrolments. There are 38 schools within 3 km, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
1.97
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 86% 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).
18,665
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
491
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maitland
38 schools — 18,665 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 8 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 8 · Combined 8
| Bolwarra Public School, Bolwarra | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 390 | 1,032 |
| Nillo Infants School, Lorn | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 52 | 1,076 |
| Largs Public School, Largs | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 155 | 991 |
| All Saints College, Maitland | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,191 | 1,023 |
| Maitland Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 405 | 936 |
| St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 397 | 1,047 |
| Rutherford Technology High School, Rutherford | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,405 | 922 |
| Rutherford Public School, Rutherford | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 1,007 | 933 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Rutherford | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 370 | 996 |
| Telarah Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 519 | 879 |
| Linuwel School Ltd, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 244 | 1,041 |
| Maitland Grossmann High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 900 | 960 |
| Hunter Trade College, Telarah | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 257 | 978 |
| Maitland East Public School, East Maitland | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 559 | 975 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, East Maitland | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 449 | 1,063 |
| Tenambit Public School, Tenambit | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 283 | 893 |
| Maitland High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 958 | 947 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 108 | 975 |
| Morpeth Public School, Morpeth | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 262 | 1,023 |
| The Heights Learning Community, Gillieston Heights | Independent | Primary | 6.0 km | 14 | 1,058 |
| Gillieston Public School, Gillieston Heights | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 404 | 922 |
| Hunter Valley Grammar School, Ashtonfield | Independent | Combined | 7.1 km | 1,161 | 1,134 |
| Maitland Christian School, Metford | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 832 | 1,047 |
| Arise Christian College, Metford | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 61 | 971 |
| Hunter River Community School, Metford | Government | Combined | 7.4 km | 70 | 958 |
| Metford Public School, Metford | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 265 | 887 |
| Ashtonfield Public School, Ashtonfield | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 514 | 1,008 |
| St Bede's Catholic College, Chisholm | Catholic | Secondary | 7.8 km | 910 | 1,030 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Chisholm | Catholic | Primary | 7.8 km | 614 | 1,064 |
| Thornton Public School, Thornton | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 826 | 974 |
| Aspect Hunter School, Thornton | Independent | Combined | 10.4 km | 290 | 1,008 |
| St Joseph's College, Lochinvar | Catholic | Secondary | 10.7 km | 973 | 996 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Lochinvar | Catholic | Primary | 10.7 km | 577 | 1,009 |
| Lochinvar Public School, Lochinvar | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 194 | 965 |
| Francis Greenway High School, Beresfield | Government | Secondary | 12.9 km | 742 | 912 |
| Woodberry Public School, Woodberry | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 221 | 817 |
| Woodberry Learning Centre, Woodberry | Government | Combined | 13.2 km | 26 | 844 |
| Millers Forest Public School, Millers Forest | Government | Primary | 13.3 km | 60 | 920 |
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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/sed/SED10049/maitland/topic/education