86.7% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 78.8%
- 2016: 81.8%
- 2021: 86.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crows Nest - Waverton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Crows Nest - Waverton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of formal learning shape daily life in Crows Nest - Waverton, where 62.1% of adults hold a university degree. This is far above the national figure and represents a significant increase over the last decade. The area is defined by a highly educated population and strong academic achievement.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 86.7%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This rate has risen by 7.9 percentage points since 2011, placing the area among the highest for school completion.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crows Nest - Waverton, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 62.1% of adults, a figure far above the Australian average of 26.3%. This represents a 12 percentage point increase since 2011, with postgraduate degrees held by 22.3% of the population.
62.1% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 62.1%
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 Crows Nest - Waverton, Bachelor degree is the majority at 50%; Postgraduate degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce (29.8%) or society and culture (17.0%). Other common fields of study include health at 9.3% and engineering at 8.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are only two government schools in the area, they are much larger than most others. The area has a very high average school advantage score, although there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.84
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
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).
1,636
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
818
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,178
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 Crows Nest - Waverton
47 schools — 28,063 students, average ICSEA 1,168.
By sector: Government 27 · Independent 12 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 14 · Combined 6
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 423 | 1,162 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mosman | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 373 | 1,189 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, Mosman | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 221 | 1,206 |
| Mosman Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 458 | 1,157 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| Mosman High School, Mosman | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,087 | 1,126 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Clifton Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 114 | 1,188 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 507 | 1,162 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crows Nest - Waverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121041414/crows-nest-waverton/topic/education