83.8% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 77.7%
- 2016: 80.9%
- 2021: 83.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. More than half of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 83.8% of the population finished Year 12. These figures are far above the national and state averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is common here, with 83.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is 25 percentage points higher than the national figure and has risen by 6.2 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is very high, as 54.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and represents a 10 point increase since 2011.
54.4% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 54.4%
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 Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 29.3%, followed by society and culture at 12.8% and engineering at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are only 3 local schools, they are among the largest and most advantaged in similar areas. There are 3,944 enrolments across these government primary and secondary schools.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.79
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
3,944
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,315
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,140
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North
48 schools — 25,474 students, average ICSEA 1,145.
By sector: Government 29 · Independent 11 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 11 · Combined 8
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| Aurora College, Lane Cove North | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | — | — |
| Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 803 | 1,152 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| Lindfield Public School, Lindfield | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 584 | 1,162 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Roseville College, Roseville | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,060 | 1,191 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| The Children's House Montessori, North Ryde | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 8 | 1,110 |
| Lindfield Montessori Preschool, West Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 3 | — |
| Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School, Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 98 | 1,164 |
| Truscott Street Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 265 | 1,144 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 259 | 1,168 |
| Cromehurst School, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 60 | 1,098 |
| Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, East Ryde | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Beaumont Road Public School, Killara | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 310 | 1,164 |
| Roseville Public School, Roseville | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 520 | 1,172 |
| Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 409 | 1,145 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Arndell School, North Ryde | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 17 | 1,011 |
| Ryde East Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 347 | 1,115 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, North Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 399 | 1,129 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| North Ryde Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 316 | 1,123 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Ryde Secondary College, Ryde | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,487 | 1,102 |
| Castle Cove Public School, Castle Cove | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 273 | 1,167 |
| Lindfield East Public School, East Lindfield | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 531 | 1,167 |
| Holy Cross College, Ryde | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 786 | 1,065 |
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Middle Cove | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 405 | 1,148 |
| Northcross Christian School, Ryde | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 374 | 1,194 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011399/chatswood-lane-cove-north/topic/education