69.5% ▲ +70.1%
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mackellar · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Mackellar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Mackellar have high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. About 69.5% of people here finished Year 12, a figure that has jumped 29 points since 2011. This strong educational trend is reflected in the adult population, where nearly a third hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national and state figures at 69.5%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 40.9% of people had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mackellar, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 32.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion has risen by 5.1 points since 2016.
32.8% —
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 32.8%
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 Mackellar, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.5%, followed by engineering and society and culture, which both sit at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local schools have an advantage score of 1,099, which is much higher than most areas. There are 21,975 enrolments across 50 schools within 3 km, with government schools making up 52% of the sector.
1.77
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Lower than 66% 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).
21,975
Lower than 83% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
440
Lower than 61% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,099
Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mackellar
50 schools — 21,975 students, average ICSEA 1,099.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 15 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 35 · Combined 8 · Secondary 7
| Galstaun College, Ingleside | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 328 | 1,046 |
| Terrey Hills Public School, Terrey Hills | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 183 | 1,100 |
| Mater Maria Catholic College, Warriewood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,098 | 1,085 |
| German International School Sydney, Terrey Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 380 | 1,158 |
| Kinma School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 67 | 1,096 |
| Mona Vale Public School, Mona Vale | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 671 | 1,096 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mona Vale | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 417 | 1,104 |
| Elanora Heights Public School, Elanora Heights | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 387 | 1,087 |
| Northern Beaches Christian School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,228 | 1,134 |
| Sydney Japanese International School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 190 | 1,137 |
| Pittwater High School, Mona Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 881 | 1,071 |
| Narrabeen North Public School, North Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 580 | 1,076 |
| Narrabeen Sports High School, North Narrabeen | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 794 | 1,042 |
| Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 5.4 km | 180 | 1,092 |
| Yanginanook School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 65 | 1,051 |
| Covenant Christian School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 884 | 1,155 |
| Newport Public School, Newport | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 556 | 1,093 |
| A.G.B.U. Alexander Primary School, Duffys Forest | Independent | Primary | 6.0 km | 78 | 962 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Narrabeen | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 195 | 1,102 |
| Bilgola Plateau Public School, Bilgola Plateau | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 344 | 1,121 |
| John Colet School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 6.6 km | 275 | 1,210 |
| Narrabeen Lakes Public School, Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 364 | 1,091 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| Belrose Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 186 | 1,111 |
| Oxford Falls Grammar School, Oxford Falls | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| Avalon Public School, Avalon Beach | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 666 | 1,094 |
| Wakehurst Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 407 | 1,126 |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 8.4 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Maria Regina Catholic Primary School, Avalon Beach | Catholic | Primary | 8.5 km | 154 | 1,102 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 8.6 km | 4 | — |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 8.8 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| The Forest High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 8.9 km | 769 | 1,062 |
| Barrenjoey High School, Avalon Beach | Government | Secondary | 8.9 km | 865 | 1,081 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 8.9 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| Barrenjoey Montessori School, Avalon | Independent | Primary | 8.9 km | 50 | 1,115 |
| Mimosa Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 562 | 1,119 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| Davidson High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 9.1 km | 790 | 1,089 |
| Frenchs Forest Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 218 | 1,123 |
| EOC Broken Bay, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 9.1 km | 70 | 1,059 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 9.1 km | 136 | 1,131 |
| Kambora Public School, Davidson | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 32 | 1,101 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 9.8 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| Forestville Montessori School, Forestville | Independent | Primary | 10.0 km | 49 | 1,171 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mackellar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED126/mackellar/topic/education