79.8% ▲ +192.1%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 79.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newtown · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Newtown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive shift in learning has happened in Newtown since 2011, with the number of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher jumping by 43 points. This has created a highly qualified population where over half of adults hold a university degree. The area now stands far above the national average for both school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has surged to 79.8% since 2011, a rise of 52 points. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, and it is among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newtown, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
More than half of adults here have a bachelor degree or higher, which is 51.7%. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%, with the most common qualification being a bachelor degree at 43.2%.
51.7% ▲ +528.1%
Higher than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 51.7%
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 Newtown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by society and culture at 17.4% and creative arts at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Newtown has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 23 schools within 3 km. Most students attend government schools (65.2%), and the typical school size of 380 is lower than in most other areas.
3.14
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 60% 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).
7,974
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
380
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,138
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Newtown
23 schools — 7,974 students, average ICSEA 1,138.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 104 | 1,143 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,145 | 1,127 |
| Newtown North Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 221 | 1,132 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 272 | 1,140 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 52 | 1,058 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | — | — |
| Darlington Public School, Chippendale | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 147 | 1,030 |
| Bridge Road School, Camperdown | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 37 | 977 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 310 | 1,132 |
| Stanmore Public School, Stanmore | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 560 | 1,138 |
| St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 121 | 1,100 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Stanmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 116 | 1,160 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 70 | 909 |
| Newington College, Stanmore | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 2,072 | 1,182 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 25 | 667 |
| Taverners Hill Infants School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 20 | 1,129 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Fort Street High School, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 917 | 1,176 |
| NSW School of Languages, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 74 | 1,052 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| The John Berne School, Lewisham | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 45 | 1,038 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 381 | 1,135 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10059/newtown/topic/education