85.4% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 79.8%
- 2016: 80.9%
- 2021: 85.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Leonards - Naremburn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in St Leonards - Naremburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have climbed steadily in St Leonards - Naremburn since 2011, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher rising by 9.6 percentage points. This is a highly educated area where 61.6% of adults have a university degree, far exceeding the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest for similar areas, with 85.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and has risen by 5.6 percentage points over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Leonards - Naremburn, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor's degree or higher is common here, held by 61.6% of adults, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. Most of these qualifications are bachelor's degrees (46.3%) or postgraduate degrees (23.2%).
61.6% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 61.6%
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 St Leonards - Naremburn, Bachelor degree is the majority at 51%; Postgraduate degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 32.2%, followed by society and culture at 14.1%. Other notable areas of study include health, engineering, and information technology.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools with a total of 468 enrolments, which is smaller than about 84% of similar areas. While the average school size is much lower than most, the average school advantage score is much higher.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.19
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Higher than 86% 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).
468
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
156
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,122
Higher than 89% 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 St Leonards - Naremburn
44 schools — 32,934 students, average ICSEA 1,165.
By sector: Government 24 · Independent 12 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 14 · Combined 8
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 0.2 km | — | — |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Middle Cove | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 405 | 1,148 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 423 | 1,162 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mosman | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 373 | 1,189 |
| Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 803 | 1,152 |
| Aurora College, Lane Cove North | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | — | — |
| Beauty Point Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 205 | 1,154 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Leonards - Naremburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011401/st-leonards-naremburn/topic/education