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Education & Qualifications in Bradfield

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

Over half of all adults in Bradfield hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of achievement is reflected in the school results, where 84.3% of residents completed Year 12. Education levels here are far above both the state and national figures.

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📍 Bradfield, Federal Electorate

Where Bradfield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

52.7% —

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bradfield — higher than 99% of areas.

Bradfield52.7%
Greater Sydney 33.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far above the national figure of 58.8%, with 84.3% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. This rate has risen 7.6 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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84.3% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Bradfield, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.

Year 12 84.3% Year 10 6.6% Year 9 or below 3.0% Year 11 2.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A typical adult is much more likely to hold a university degree here than in other areas, with 52.7% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far above the New South Wales average of 27.8% and has grown since 2016.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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52.7% —

Higher than 99% of federal electorate 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 Bradfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).

Bachelor degree 42.9% Postgraduate degree 22.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.6% Certificate III / IV 6.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.5% Certificate I / II 0.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 30.8%, followed by society and culture at 13.4% and health at 10.4%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Bradfield has some of the largest schools and highest school advantage scores compared to similar areas. There are 58 schools within 3km, with 53.4% being government-run.

Schools within 3 km

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58

Higher than 58% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,160

Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Bradfield

58 schools — 38,564 students, average ICSEA 1,160.

By sector: Government 31 · Independent 17 · Catholic 10

By type: Primary 30 · Combined 16 · Secondary 12
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, St Ives Catholic Primary 0.4 km 221 1,141
Masada College, St Ives Independent Combined 0.5 km 368 1,162
St Ives North Public School, St Ives Government Primary 1.1 km 846 1,164
St Ives Public School, St Ives Government Primary 1.2 km 465 1,155
Brigidine College St Ives, St Ives Independent Secondary 1.3 km 793 1,148
St Ives High School, St Ives Government Secondary 1.4 km 1,756 1,125
St Ives Park Public School, St Ives Government Primary 1.7 km 143 1,113
Pymble Public School, Pymble Government Primary 1.9 km 519 1,176
Gordon East Public School, Gordon Government Primary 2.0 km 195 1,163
Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School, St Ives Government Combined 2.0 km 75 983
Turramurra North Public School, North Turramurra Government Primary 2.0 km 196 1,170
Northside Montessori School, Pymble Independent Combined 2.4 km 159 1,147
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Pymble Catholic Primary 2.5 km 229 1,165
Pymble Ladies' College, Pymble Independent Combined 3.3 km 2,501 1,178
Killara High School, Killara Government Secondary 3.3 km 1,803 1,147
Wahroonga Public School, Wahroonga Government Primary 3.4 km 508 1,156
Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon Independent Combined 3.5 km 1,451 1,185
St Edmund's College, Wahroonga Independent Combined 3.6 km 112 1,107
Warrawee Public School, Turramurra Government Primary 3.7 km 622 1,170
Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga Independent Combined 3.9 km 3,345 1,187
Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga Catholic Primary 4.0 km 262 1,156
St Lucy's School, Wahroonga Independent Combined 4.0 km 246 1,104
Gordon West Public School, Pymble Government Primary 4.1 km 424 1,150
Ku-ring-gai High School, North Turramurra Government Secondary 4.3 km 536 1,088
Killara Public School, Killara Government Primary 4.3 km 273 1,148
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School, West Pymble Catholic Primary 4.6 km 104 1,174
Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga Independent Combined 4.7 km 1,634 1,217
Turramurra Public School, Turramurra Government Primary 4.7 km 531 1,181
Lindfield East Public School, East Lindfield Government Primary 4.8 km 531 1,167
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield Catholic Primary 5.0 km 259 1,168
Cromehurst School, Lindfield Government Combined 5.1 km 60 1,098
Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School, Lindfield Independent Primary 5.2 km 98 1,164
Waitara Public School, Wahroonga Government Primary 5.2 km 972 1,148
West Pymble Public School, West Pymble Government Primary 5.2 km 250 1,173
Beaumont Road Public School, Killara Government Primary 5.3 km 310 1,164
Turramurra High School, South Turramurra Government Secondary 5.4 km 987 1,118
St Leo's Catholic College, Wahroonga Catholic Secondary 5.5 km 1,055 1,113
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara Catholic Primary 5.5 km 337 1,153
Lindfield Montessori Preschool, West Lindfield Independent Primary 5.6 km 3 —
Normanhurst Boys High School, Normanhurst Government Secondary 5.6 km 752 1,207
Loreto Normanhurst, Normanhurst Independent Combined 5.7 km 1,240 1,164
Wahroonga Adventist School, Wahroonga Independent Combined 5.8 km 633 1,161
Lindfield Public School, Lindfield Government Primary 5.8 km 584 1,162
Marri Mittigar School, Hornsby Independent Combined 5.9 km 28 984
Normanhurst Public School, Normanhurst Government Primary 5.9 km 372 1,139
Hornsby Girls High School, Hornsby Government Secondary 6.1 km 722 1,209
Barker College, Hornsby Independent Secondary 6.2 km 2,856 1,166
Asquith Girls High School, Asquith Government Secondary 6.3 km 669 1,082
Roseville Public School, Roseville Government Primary 6.4 km 520 1,172
Roseville College, Roseville Independent Combined 6.5 km 1,060 1,191
Asquith Public School, Asquith Government Primary 6.6 km 384 1,102
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Asquith Catholic Primary 6.7 km 223 1,124
Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield Government Combined 6.8 km 803 1,152
Aurora College, Lane Cove North Government Secondary 6.8 km — —
Castle Cove Public School, Castle Cove Government Primary 7.1 km 273 1,167
Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood Catholic Secondary 7.5 km 728 1,134
St Pius X College, Chatswood Independent Combined 7.6 km 1,183 1,144
Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood Catholic Primary 7.6 km 355 1,144

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bradfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED106/bradfield/topic/education