80.3% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 96% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 80.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warringah · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Warringah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 22 percentage point gap separates Warringah from the national figure for bachelor degrees, marking it as a highly educated area. This trend of high achievement extends to secondary schooling, where the vast majority of adults have finished Year 12. It is a place where advanced qualifications are the norm rather than the exception.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the state and national figures, with 80.3% of residents completing Year 12. This figure has risen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warringah, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly half of adults (47.9%) hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 27.8%. This proportion grew by 5.7 percentage points between 2016 and 2021.
47.9% —
Higher than 95% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 47.9%
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 Warringah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 30.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.7%. Health, engineering, and creative arts also feature as common qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score among the highest for similar areas, and the typical school size of 577 is higher than most. About 61.9% of students attend government schools.
1.56
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Lower than 87% 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).
23,096
Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
577
Higher than 68% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,148
Higher than 97% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Warringah
42 schools — 23,096 students, average ICSEA 1,148.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 8 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 9 · Combined 8
| Balgowlah Heights Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 651 | 1,177 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus, Balgowlah | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,100 | 1,115 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Balgowlah | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 232 | 1,168 |
| Seaforth Public School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 394 | 1,165 |
| Beauty Point Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 205 | 1,154 |
| Manly West Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 761 | 1,147 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| Queenwood, Mosman | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 816 | 1,172 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| Manly Village Public School, Manly | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 532 | 1,151 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Manly | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 330 | 1,159 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mosman | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 373 | 1,189 |
| Royal Far West School, Manly | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | — | — |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 423 | 1,162 |
| Mosman Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 458 | 1,157 |
| Mosman High School, Mosman | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,087 | 1,126 |
| Stella Maris College, Manly | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,006 | 1,135 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Manly | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, Mosman | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 221 | 1,206 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Clifton Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 114 | 1,188 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 163 | 1,134 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 881 | 1,137 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | — | — |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Killarney Heights Public School, Killarney Heights | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 661 | 1,150 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| Killarney Heights High School, Killarney Heights | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 969 | 1,132 |
| Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 34 | 1,073 |
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 97 | 1,107 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Forestville | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 282 | 1,145 |
| Forestville Public School, Forestville | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 462 | 1,141 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warringah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED143/warringah/topic/education