65.4% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beacon Hill - Narraweena · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Beacon Hill - Narraweena
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Significant gains in schooling and degrees have transformed Beacon Hill - Narraweena since 2011. The proportion of residents who finished Year 12 jumped by 12 points, while those with a university degree rose by 9.2 points. These shifts mean the area now has a much more qualified population than it did a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is well above the national figure, with 65.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is 6.6 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beacon Hill - Narraweena, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 28.6% of adults, which is a little above the national figure. This is a strong increase from 2011, when only 19.4% of adults held these qualifications.
28.6% ▲ +47.4%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 Beacon Hill - Narraweena, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 25.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools have an average advantage score of 1,081, which is much higher than most areas. There are four schools in the area, with government schools making up half of the sector.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.39
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
Higher than 78% 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).
1,221
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
305
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,081
Higher than 76% 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 Beacon Hill - Narraweena
37 schools — 17,831 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 8 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 8 · Secondary 6
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 4 | — |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 34 | 1,073 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| Oxford Falls Grammar School, Oxford Falls | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 881 | 1,137 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 163 | 1,134 |
| The Forest High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 769 | 1,062 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| Frenchs Forest Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 218 | 1,123 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Forestville | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 282 | 1,145 |
| Forestville Montessori School, Forestville | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 49 | 1,171 |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 97 | 1,107 |
| Wakehurst Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 407 | 1,126 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beacon Hill - Narraweena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031424/beacon-hill-narraweena/topic/education