52.2% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wallsend · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Wallsend
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the state and national figures for school and degree completion, Wallsend is working to close the gap in education. While 52.2% of residents have finished Year 12, this is 6.7 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 9.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 52.2%. This remains well below the national figure of 58.8%, with 24.8% of the community having Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wallsend, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 6.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 22.4%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 31.1%.
22.4% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 Wallsend, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.2% and health at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wallsend has a high number of schools relative to its children, with 40 schools within 3km. Most of these are government-run (65%) and primary schools (62.5%), with a total of 13,566 enrolments.
2.63
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 87% 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).
13,566
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
357
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wallsend
40 schools — 13,566 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 8 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 8 · Secondary 7
| Glendore Public School, Maryland | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 609 | 1,019 |
| Maryland Public School, Maryland | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 368 | 996 |
| Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College, Fletcher | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 860 | 1,085 |
| Awabakal Environmental Education Centre, Shortland | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Callaghan College Wallsend Campus, Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 890 | 952 |
| Shortland Public School, Shortland | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 271 | 926 |
| Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 195 | 910 |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 103 | 889 |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 162 | 955 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 252 | 965 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 659 | 980 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 216 | 923 |
| Minmi Public School, Minmi | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 133 | 1,018 |
| Alesco Secondary College, Cooks Hill | Independent | Secondary | 5.4 km | 664 | 949 |
| Elermore Vale Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 290 | 996 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 113 | 963 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 200 | 1,083 |
| Wallsend South Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 583 | 1,083 |
| Lambton Public School, Lambton | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 339 | 1,065 |
| Tarro Public School, Tarro | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 115 | 892 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Tarro | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 260 | 1,013 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 1,060 | 1,110 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| John Hunter Hospital School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | — | — |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 6.8 km | 52 | 776 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 6.8 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| Newcastle Middle School, Waratah | Government | Combined | 6.9 km | 45 | 967 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 232 | 956 |
| Newcastle Senior School, Waratah | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 37 | 960 |
| Glendale Technology High School, Glendale | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 802 | 946 |
| Beresfield Public School, Beresfield | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 262 | 918 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glendale | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 153 | 1,036 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School, New Lambton Heights | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 55 | 1,100 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 149 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wallsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10089/wallsend/topic/education