75.7% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 75.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Asquith - Mount Colah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Asquith - Mount Colah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Asquith - Mount Colah hold a bachelor degree or higher than in most other areas, at 40.5%. This high level of qualification is a defining feature of the local profile. The area has seen a steady rise in educational attainment over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 75.7% of people completing Year 12. This represents a 12 point increase since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Asquith - Mount Colah, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, as 40.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and has risen 13 points since 2011.
40.5% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 40.5%
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 Asquith - Mount Colah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.7% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Asquith - Mount Colah has 8 schools, which is among the largest number for areas of this level. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,087, which is much higher than most areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.76
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 68% 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).
2,812
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
402
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 79% 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 Asquith - Mount Colah
29 schools — 15,824 students, average ICSEA 1,142.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 8 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| Mount Kuring-gai Public School, Mount Kuring-Gai | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 132 | 1,083 |
| Mount Colah Public School, Mount Colah | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 442 | 1,098 |
| Hornsby Heights Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 420 | 1,104 |
| Asquith Public School, Asquith | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 384 | 1,102 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Asquith | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 223 | 1,124 |
| Gibberagong Environmental Education Centre, North Turramurra | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 937 | 1,148 |
| Asquith Girls High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 669 | 1,082 |
| Asquith Boys High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 542 | 1,045 |
| Pacific Berowra Christian School, Berowra | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 61 | 1,136 |
| Ku-ring-gai High School, North Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 536 | 1,088 |
| Berowra Public School, Berowra | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 272 | 1,085 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Berowra Heights | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 297 | 1,131 |
| Wideview Public School, Berowra Heights | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 321 | 1,102 |
| Waitara Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 972 | 1,148 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hornsby | Independent | Primary | 5.8 km | 21 | 1,105 |
| Hornsby Girls High School, Hornsby | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 722 | 1,209 |
| Barker College, Hornsby | Independent | Secondary | 6.2 km | 2,856 | 1,166 |
| St Edmund's College, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 112 | 1,107 |
| Marri Mittigar School, Hornsby | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 28 | 984 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 337 | 1,153 |
| Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 262 | 1,156 |
| Wahroonga Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 508 | 1,156 |
| Clarke Road School, Hornsby | Government | Combined | 6.6 km | 61 | 1,063 |
| St Leo's Catholic College, Wahroonga | Catholic | Secondary | 6.7 km | 1,055 | 1,113 |
| St Lucy's School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 246 | 1,104 |
| Hornsby South Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 534 | 1,110 |
| Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 7.1 km | 1,634 | 1,217 |
| Loreto Normanhurst, Normanhurst | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 1,240 | 1,164 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Asquith - Mount Colah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021403/asquith-mount-colah/topic/education