68.2% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bayview - Elanora Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bayview - Elanora Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas define Bayview - Elanora Heights, where a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This educational attainment is well above the national figure, and the number of people finishing high school has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the New South Wales figure at 68.2%. This is a growing trend, as the rate rose by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bayview - Elanora Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33.3% of adults, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure has risen by 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
33.3% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 Bayview - Elanora Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas, though the area has only two schools. These are smaller than most similar areas, with half being government and half independent.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.05
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 55% 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).
715
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
358
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,068
Higher than 72% 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 Bayview - Elanora Heights
22 schools — 10,799 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Galstaun College, Ingleside | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 328 | 1,046 |
| Pittwater High School, Mona Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 881 | 1,071 |
| Bilgola Plateau Public School, Bilgola Plateau | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 344 | 1,121 |
| Mater Maria Catholic College, Warriewood | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,098 | 1,085 |
| Newport Public School, Newport | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 556 | 1,093 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mona Vale | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 417 | 1,104 |
| Mona Vale Public School, Mona Vale | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 671 | 1,096 |
| Terrey Hills Public School, Terrey Hills | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 183 | 1,100 |
| Avalon Public School, Avalon Beach | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 666 | 1,094 |
| Kinma School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Primary | 6.4 km | 67 | 1,096 |
| Maria Regina Catholic Primary School, Avalon Beach | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 154 | 1,102 |
| German International School Sydney, Terrey Hills | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 380 | 1,158 |
| Elanora Heights Public School, Elanora Heights | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 387 | 1,087 |
| Narrabeen North Public School, North Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 580 | 1,076 |
| Narrabeen Sports High School, North Narrabeen | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 794 | 1,042 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Narrabeen | Catholic | Primary | 8.7 km | 195 | 1,102 |
| Narrabeen Lakes Public School, Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 364 | 1,091 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 9.7 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 10.6 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 10.7 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 10.9 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bayview - Elanora Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122021421/bayview-elanora-heights/topic/education