80.0% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 78.8%
- 2021: 80.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hornsby - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hornsby - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Hornsby - East hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking the area as highly educated. This strong trend extends to school leavers, with 80% of residents completing Year 12. The typical resident is well-qualified, and the area's schools reflect this high standard of educational attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 80%, which is 21 percentage points higher than the Australian average. This rate has risen slightly since 2016, when it sat at 78.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hornsby - East, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 47.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This represents a 3.3 percentage point increase since 2016.
47.6% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 47.6%
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 Hornsby - East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 26.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.5%. Other notable areas of study include society and culture and information technology.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's three schools are larger than most, with an average size of 1,202 students. These schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.58
Lower than 65% 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).
3,606
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,202
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,173
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 Hornsby - East
29 schools — 20,769 students, average ICSEA 1,156.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 8 · Secondary 6
| Waitara Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 972 | 1,148 |
| Hornsby Girls High School, Hornsby | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 722 | 1,209 |
| Marri Mittigar School, Hornsby | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 28 | 984 |
| Barker College, Hornsby | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 2,856 | 1,166 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 337 | 1,153 |
| St Leo's Catholic College, Wahroonga | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,055 | 1,113 |
| Asquith Boys High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 542 | 1,045 |
| Clarke Road School, Hornsby | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 61 | 1,063 |
| Hornsby South Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 534 | 1,110 |
| Asquith Girls High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 669 | 1,082 |
| Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 262 | 1,156 |
| Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,634 | 1,217 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hornsby | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 21 | 1,105 |
| St Lucy's School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 246 | 1,104 |
| St Edmund's College, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 112 | 1,107 |
| Loreto Normanhurst, Normanhurst | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,240 | 1,164 |
| Normanhurst Boys High School, Normanhurst | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 752 | 1,207 |
| Asquith Public School, Asquith | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 384 | 1,102 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Asquith | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 223 | 1,124 |
| Wahroonga Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 508 | 1,156 |
| Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 3,345 | 1,187 |
| Normanhurst Public School, Normanhurst | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 372 | 1,139 |
| Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 937 | 1,148 |
| Normanhurst West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 363 | 1,136 |
| Warrawee Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 622 | 1,170 |
| Mount Colah Public School, Mount Colah | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 442 | 1,098 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 633 | 1,161 |
| Hornsby Heights Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 420 | 1,104 |
| Thornleigh West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 477 | 1,142 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hornsby - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021577/hornsby-east/topic/education