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Education & Qualifications in Newcastle - Maitland

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

More than double the number of adults in Newcastle - Maitland now hold a university degree compared to 2011, with 20.5% reaching this level. While the area is seeing a steady climb in formal schooling and degrees, these figures still sit well below the state and national totals.

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Where Newcastle - Maitland sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.5% ▲ +47.8%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Newcastle - Maitland — higher than 75% of areas.

Newcastle - Maitland20.5%
2320, NSW 15.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has risen by 9.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 48.0%. Despite this growth, this figure remains far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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48.0% ▲ +25.4%

Higher than 67% of urban area areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Newcastle - Maitland, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 48.0% Year 10 28.4% Year 9 or below 11.2% Year 11 6.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.5% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.4%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.5% ▲ +47.8%

Higher than 75% of urban area areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Newcastle - Maitland, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 34.4% Bachelor degree 22.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Postgraduate degree 7.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.2% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.8%, followed closely by engineering and related subjects at 17.2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newcastle - Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1025/newcastle-maitland/topic/education