75.7% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 75.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forestville - Killarney Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Forestville - Killarney Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty per cent of adults in Forestville - Killarney Heights hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates have climbed steadily over the last decade. Most residents have a strong academic background, with a high proportion of both university and postgraduate degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the New South Wales and national figures, with 75.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This rate has risen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forestville - Killarney Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than most similar areas, sitting at 40.5%. This is far above the national figure and has grown by 8.3 percentage points since 2011.
40.5% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 40.5%
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 Forestville - Killarney Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 28.5%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools, which is more than about 80% of similar areas, and these schools have some of the highest advantage scores for their level.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.14
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 85% 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).
2,520
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
420
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,140
Higher than 94% 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 Forestville - Killarney Heights
43 schools — 21,371 students, average ICSEA 1,138.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 9 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 97 | 1,107 |
| Killarney Heights High School, Killarney Heights | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 969 | 1,132 |
| Forestville Public School, Forestville | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 462 | 1,141 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Forestville | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 282 | 1,145 |
| Killarney Heights Public School, Killarney Heights | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 661 | 1,150 |
| Forestville Montessori School, Forestville | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 49 | 1,171 |
| Frenchs Forest Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 218 | 1,123 |
| Castle Cove Public School, Castle Cove | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 273 | 1,167 |
| The Forest High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 769 | 1,062 |
| Davidson High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 790 | 1,089 |
| Mimosa Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 562 | 1,119 |
| Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 34 | 1,073 |
| Lindfield East Public School, East Lindfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 531 | 1,167 |
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Middle Cove | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 405 | 1,148 |
| Roseville Public School, Roseville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 520 | 1,172 |
| Wakehurst Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 407 | 1,126 |
| EOC Broken Bay, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 70 | 1,059 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 136 | 1,131 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| Kambora Public School, Davidson | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 32 | 1,101 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Roseville College, Roseville | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,060 | 1,191 |
| Killara High School, Killara | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,803 | 1,147 |
| Cromehurst School, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 60 | 1,098 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Oxford Falls Grammar School, Oxford Falls | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| Belrose Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 186 | 1,111 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Seaforth Public School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 394 | 1,165 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 259 | 1,168 |
| John Colet School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 275 | 1,210 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus, Balgowlah | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,100 | 1,115 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Balgowlah | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 232 | 1,168 |
| St Ives High School, St Ives | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,756 | 1,125 |
| St Ives Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 465 | 1,155 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forestville - Killarney Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031427/forestville-killarney-heights/topic/education