85.4% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 81.4%
- 2021: 85.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ku-ring-gai · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Ku-ring-gai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 27 percentage points separates Ku-ring-gai from the national average for Year 12 completions, marking it as an exceptionally well-educated area. More than half of adults hold a university degree, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is a standout here, with 85.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and has risen by 7.1 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ku-ring-gai, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is very common, as 53.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%, with 23.4% of the community holding postgraduate degrees.
53.7% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 53.7%
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 Ku-ring-gai, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 31.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.8% and health at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ku-ring-gai has 42 schools serving 26,415 students, which are among the largest and most advantaged in the region. While the area has many schools, there are only 1.74 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most other areas.
42
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.74
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26,415
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
644
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,164
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ku-ring-gai
42 schools — 26,415 students, average ICSEA 1,164.
By sector: Government 24 · Independent 13 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 13 · Secondary 6
| Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | — | 3,345 | 1,187 |
| Pymble Ladies' College, Pymble | Independent | Combined | — | 2,501 | 1,178 |
| Killara High School, Killara | Government | Secondary | — | 1,803 | 1,147 |
| St Ives High School, St Ives | Government | Secondary | — | 1,756 | 1,125 |
| Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | — | 1,634 | 1,217 |
| Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon | Independent | Combined | — | 1,451 | 1,185 |
| Roseville College, Roseville | Independent | Combined | — | 1,060 | 1,191 |
| Turramurra High School, South Turramurra | Government | Secondary | — | 987 | 1,118 |
| St Ives North Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | — | 846 | 1,164 |
| Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield | Government | Combined | — | 803 | 1,152 |
| Brigidine College St Ives, St Ives | Independent | Secondary | — | 793 | 1,148 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | — | 633 | 1,161 |
| Warrawee Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | — | 622 | 1,170 |
| Lindfield Public School, Lindfield | Government | Primary | — | 584 | 1,162 |
| Ku-ring-gai High School, North Turramurra | Government | Secondary | — | 536 | 1,088 |
| Lindfield East Public School, East Lindfield | Government | Primary | — | 531 | 1,167 |
| Turramurra Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | — | 531 | 1,181 |
| Roseville Public School, Roseville | Government | Primary | — | 520 | 1,172 |
| Pymble Public School, Pymble | Government | Primary | — | 519 | 1,176 |
| Wahroonga Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | — | 508 | 1,156 |
| St Ives Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | — | 465 | 1,155 |
| Gordon West Public School, Pymble | Government | Primary | — | 424 | 1,150 |
| Masada College, St Ives | Independent | Combined | — | 368 | 1,162 |
| Beaumont Road Public School, Killara | Government | Primary | — | 310 | 1,164 |
| Killara Public School, Killara | Government | Primary | — | 273 | 1,148 |
| Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga | Catholic | Primary | — | 262 | 1,156 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield | Catholic | Primary | — | 259 | 1,168 |
| West Pymble Public School, West Pymble | Government | Primary | — | 250 | 1,173 |
| St Lucy's School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | — | 246 | 1,104 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Pymble | Catholic | Primary | — | 229 | 1,165 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, St Ives | Catholic | Primary | — | 221 | 1,141 |
| Turramurra North Public School, North Turramurra | Government | Primary | — | 196 | 1,170 |
| Gordon East Public School, Gordon | Government | Primary | — | 195 | 1,163 |
| Northside Montessori School, Pymble | Independent | Combined | — | 159 | 1,147 |
| St Ives Park Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | — | 143 | 1,113 |
| St Edmund's College, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | — | 112 | 1,107 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School, West Pymble | Catholic | Primary | — | 104 | 1,174 |
| Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School, Lindfield | Independent | Primary | — | 98 | 1,164 |
| Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School, St Ives | Government | Combined | — | 75 | 983 |
| Cromehurst School, Lindfield | Government | Combined | — | 60 | 1,098 |
| Lindfield Montessori Preschool, West Lindfield | Independent | Primary | — | 3 | — |
| Aurora College, Lane Cove North | Government | Secondary | — | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ku-ring-gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai/topic/education