74.2% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Berowra · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Berowra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than four in ten adults in Berowra hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it an area with very high educational attainment. This trend is matched by strong school results, with far more residents finishing Year 12 than the national average. It is a well-qualified community where a high proportion of people have pursued further study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 74.2%, which is 15 points higher than both the state and the rest of Australia. This figure has risen by 7.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Berowra, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is 40.9%, a figure far above the New South Wales average. This has increased by 5.5 points since 2016, with bachelor degrees being the most common high-level qualification.
40.9% —
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 40.9%
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 Berowra, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of qualification at 25.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,127, which is much higher than most areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 67.3% of the sector.
1.91
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 50% of federal 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).
27,803
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
525
Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,127
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Berowra
55 schools — 27,803 students, average ICSEA 1,127.
By sector: Government 37 · Independent 14 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 36 · Combined 11 · Secondary 8
| Northholm Grammar School, Arcadia | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 698 | 1,137 |
| Glenorie Public School, Glenorie | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 283 | 1,055 |
| Arcadia Public School, Arcadia | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 60 | 1,065 |
| Hillside Public School, Glenorie | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 25 | 1,041 |
| Galston Public School, Galston | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 147 | 1,042 |
| Middle Dural Public School, Middle Dural | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 31 | 1,007 |
| Wideview Public School, Berowra Heights | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 321 | 1,102 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Berowra Heights | Catholic | Primary | 9.2 km | 297 | 1,131 |
| Berowra Public School, Berowra | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 272 | 1,085 |
| Pacific Berowra Christian School, Berowra | Independent | Primary | 9.8 km | 61 | 1,136 |
| Galston High School, Galston | Government | Secondary | 9.8 km | 570 | 1,044 |
| Cowan Public School, Cowan | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 24 | 1,063 |
| Hornsby Heights Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 420 | 1,104 |
| Kenthurst Public School, Kenthurst | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 187 | 1,040 |
| Mount Kuring-gai Public School, Mount Kuring-Gai | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 132 | 1,083 |
| Mount Colah Public School, Mount Colah | Government | Primary | 12.2 km | 442 | 1,098 |
| Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 937 | 1,148 |
| Dural Public School, Dural | Government | Primary | 12.8 km | 350 | 1,102 |
| St Madeleine's Primary School, Kenthurst | Catholic | Primary | 13.0 km | 388 | 1,064 |
| Marian Catholic College, Kenthurst | Catholic | Secondary | 13.1 km | 1,035 | 1,073 |
| The Hills Grammar School, Kenthurst | Independent | Combined | 13.1 km | 1,208 | 1,164 |
| Redfield College, Dural | Independent | Combined | 13.2 km | 530 | 1,140 |
| Gibberagong Environmental Education Centre, North Turramurra | Government | Combined | 13.4 km | — | — |
| New Hope Christian School, Dural | Independent | Combined | 13.7 km | 49 | 1,071 |
| Asquith Boys High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 13.8 km | 542 | 1,045 |
| Pacific Hills Christian School, Dural | Independent | Combined | 13.8 km | 1,475 | 1,118 |
| Annangrove Public School, Annangrove | Government | Primary | 14.3 km | 142 | 1,096 |
| Maroota Public School, Maroota | Government | Primary | 14.5 km | 31 | 950 |
| Warrah Specialist School, Dural | Independent | Combined | 14.5 km | 34 | 1,065 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hornsby | Independent | Primary | 14.6 km | 21 | 1,105 |
| Brooklyn Public School, Brooklyn | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 79 | 1,064 |
| Lorien Novalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education, Dural | Independent | Combined | 14.9 km | 238 | 1,103 |
| Glenhaven Public School, Glenhaven | Government | Primary | 15.0 km | 240 | 1,108 |
| Clarke Road School, Hornsby | Government | Combined | 15.8 km | 61 | 1,063 |
| Hornsby South Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 15.9 km | 534 | 1,110 |
| John Purchase Public School, Cherrybrook | Government | Primary | 16.2 km | 550 | 1,168 |
| Cherrybrook Technology High School, Cherrybrook | Government | Secondary | 16.3 km | 2,098 | 1,146 |
| Normanhurst West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 16.3 km | 363 | 1,136 |
| Thornleigh West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 16.7 km | 477 | 1,142 |
| Oakhill Drive Public School, Castle Hill | Government | Primary | 16.7 km | 756 | 1,152 |
| Oakhill College, Castle Hill | Independent | Secondary | 17.1 km | 2,242 | 1,124 |
| Cherrybrook Public School, Cherrybrook | Government | Primary | 17.6 km | 886 | 1,164 |
| Pennant Hills High School, Pennant Hills | Government | Secondary | 17.8 km | 1,131 | 1,109 |
| Pennant Hills Public School, Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | 18.0 km | 490 | 1,143 |
| Tangara School for Girls, Cherrybrook | Independent | Combined | 18.2 km | 771 | 1,141 |
| St Agatha's Catholic Primary School, Pennant Hills | Catholic | Primary | 18.4 km | 217 | 1,147 |
| Mount St Benedict College, Pennant Hills | Independent | Secondary | 18.5 km | 1,331 | 1,147 |
| Brewongle Environmental Education Centre, Sackville North | Government | Combined | 18.6 km | — | — |
| West Pennant Hills Public School, West Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | 19.2 km | 510 | 1,134 |
| Arden Anglican School, Beecroft | Independent | Primary | 19.2 km | 997 | 1,173 |
| Beecroft Public School, Beecroft | Government | Primary | 19.8 km | 837 | 1,187 |
| Hills Montessori School, West Pennant Hills | Independent | Primary | 20.1 km | 16 | 1,141 |
| Cheltenham Girls High School, Beecroft | Government | Secondary | 20.4 km | 1,436 | 1,142 |
| Murray Farm Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 21.4 km | 787 | 1,142 |
| Wisemans Ferry Public School, Wisemans Ferry | Government | Primary | 22.0 km | 44 | 946 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Berowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED104/berowra/topic/education