79.1% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 10 percentage points more adults have a bachelor degree or higher than in 2011, making Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh a highly qualified area. With 46.2% of adults holding a university degree, it sits far above the national figure. This trend toward higher education is mirrored in schooling, where Year 12 completion has also risen significantly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 79.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and has risen by 9.4 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Almost half of adults (46.2%) hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. Degrees are the most common high-level qualification, with 38.5% of residents holding a bachelor's and 19.4% holding a postgraduate degree.
46.2% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 46.2%
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 Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 25.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9% and society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools with a total of 3,204 enrolments, both of which are higher than most similar areas. While these schools have some of the highest advantage scores, there are 1.30 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.30
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
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).
3,204
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
641
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,165
Higher than 99% 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 Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh
46 schools — 33,132 students, average ICSEA 1,155.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 15 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 24 · Combined 12 · Secondary 10
| Normanhurst West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 363 | 1,136 |
| Hornsby South Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 534 | 1,110 |
| Clarke Road School, Hornsby | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 61 | 1,063 |
| Thornleigh West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 477 | 1,142 |
| Normanhurst Public School, Normanhurst | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 372 | 1,139 |
| Barker College, Hornsby | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 2,856 | 1,166 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hornsby | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 21 | 1,105 |
| Loreto Normanhurst, Normanhurst | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,240 | 1,164 |
| Normanhurst Boys High School, Normanhurst | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 752 | 1,207 |
| Marri Mittigar School, Hornsby | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 28 | 984 |
| Hornsby Girls High School, Hornsby | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 722 | 1,209 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 337 | 1,153 |
| St Leo's Catholic College, Wahroonga | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,055 | 1,113 |
| Pennant Hills Public School, Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 490 | 1,143 |
| Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,634 | 1,217 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 633 | 1,161 |
| Pennant Hills High School, Pennant Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,131 | 1,109 |
| Waitara Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 972 | 1,148 |
| St Agatha's Catholic Primary School, Pennant Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 217 | 1,147 |
| Asquith Boys High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 542 | 1,045 |
| Mount St Benedict College, Pennant Hills | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,331 | 1,147 |
| Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 3,345 | 1,187 |
| St Lucy's School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 246 | 1,104 |
| Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 262 | 1,156 |
| Arden Anglican School, Beecroft | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 997 | 1,173 |
| Warrawee Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 622 | 1,170 |
| Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 937 | 1,148 |
| Asquith Girls High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 669 | 1,082 |
| John Purchase Public School, Cherrybrook | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 550 | 1,168 |
| St Edmund's College, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 112 | 1,107 |
| Cherrybrook Public School, Cherrybrook | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 886 | 1,164 |
| Wahroonga Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 508 | 1,156 |
| Cherrybrook Technology High School, Cherrybrook | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 2,098 | 1,146 |
| Turramurra Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 531 | 1,181 |
| Beecroft Public School, Beecroft | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 837 | 1,187 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Asquith | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 223 | 1,124 |
| Asquith Public School, Asquith | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 384 | 1,102 |
| West Pennant Hills Public School, West Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 510 | 1,134 |
| Cheltenham Girls High School, Beecroft | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,436 | 1,142 |
| Warrah Specialist School, Dural | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 34 | 1,065 |
| New Hope Christian School, Dural | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 49 | 1,071 |
| Epping North Public School, North Epping | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 382 | 1,174 |
| Tangara School for Girls, Cherrybrook | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 771 | 1,141 |
| Epping Heights Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 396 | 1,152 |
| Hornsby Heights Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 420 | 1,104 |
| Northside Montessori School, Pymble | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 159 | 1,147 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021406/normanhurst-thornleigh-westleigh/topic/education