67.0% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees shape daily life in Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest, where 67% of residents have finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure and reflects a strong trend toward higher education in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the New South Wales figure at 67%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when the rate was 59.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 30.9% of adults, which is well above the national average. This figure rose 6.1 points since 2011, with 31% of people holding a bachelor degree as their highest qualification.
30.9% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 30.9%
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 Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 6 schools, which is more than about 80% of similar areas, and the average school advantage score is much higher than most. Most of these schools are independent and primary, with 8.9 schools per 1,000 children.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.90
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 75% 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).
2,126
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
354
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,128
Higher than 91% 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 Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest
34 schools — 14,552 students, average ICSEA 1,108.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 13 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 8 · Secondary 5
| Northern Beaches Christian School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,228 | 1,134 |
| Sydney Japanese International School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 190 | 1,137 |
| Terrey Hills Public School, Terrey Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 183 | 1,100 |
| Kinma School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 67 | 1,096 |
| German International School Sydney, Terrey Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 380 | 1,158 |
| A.G.B.U. Alexander Primary School, Duffys Forest | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 78 | 962 |
| Galstaun College, Ingleside | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 328 | 1,046 |
| Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 5.0 km | 180 | 1,092 |
| Yanginanook School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 65 | 1,051 |
| Covenant Christian School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 884 | 1,155 |
| Gibberagong Environmental Education Centre, North Turramurra | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | — | — |
| John Colet School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 6.2 km | 275 | 1,210 |
| Ku-ring-gai High School, North Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 536 | 1,088 |
| Mater Maria Catholic College, Warriewood | Catholic | Secondary | 6.6 km | 1,098 | 1,085 |
| Belrose Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 186 | 1,111 |
| Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School, St Ives | Government | Combined | 6.9 km | 75 | 983 |
| St Ives Park Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 143 | 1,113 |
| Elanora Heights Public School, Elanora Heights | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 387 | 1,087 |
| Brigidine College St Ives, St Ives | Independent | Secondary | 7.4 km | 793 | 1,148 |
| St Ives North Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 846 | 1,164 |
| Mount Kuring-gai Public School, Mount Kuring-Gai | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 132 | 1,083 |
| Narrabeen North Public School, North Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 580 | 1,076 |
| Pacific Berowra Christian School, Berowra | Independent | Primary | 8.3 km | 61 | 1,136 |
| Narrabeen Sports High School, North Narrabeen | Government | Secondary | 8.3 km | 794 | 1,042 |
| Oxford Falls Grammar School, Oxford Falls | Independent | Combined | 8.3 km | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| Berowra Public School, Berowra | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 272 | 1,085 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Berowra Heights | Catholic | Primary | 9.0 km | 297 | 1,131 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Narrabeen | Catholic | Primary | 9.2 km | 195 | 1,102 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 9.2 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Narrabeen Lakes Public School, Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 364 | 1,091 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 10.0 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 452 | 1,109 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031432/terrey-hills-duffys-forest/topic/education