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Belrose · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Belrose

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

High levels of schooling and university degrees shape daily life in Belrose, where 68.5% of residents have completed Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as one of the more highly educated pockets in the region.

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📍 Belrose, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Belrose sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

32.3% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Belrose — higher than 72% of areas.

Belrose32.3%
2085, NSW 33.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

More people here finished high school than in most other areas, with 68.5% completing Year 12. This is 9.6 percentage points higher than the typical New South Wales and Australian result.

Highest year of school

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In Belrose, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 18%.

Year 12 68.5% Year 10 17.7% Year 9 or below 5.9% Year 11 4.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are common, as 32.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, with 33.6% of residents holding a bachelor's degree specifically.

Highest qualification level

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In Belrose, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Certificate III / IV (20%).

Bachelor degree 33.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.6% Certificate III / IV 17.8% Postgraduate degree 11.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.2% Certificate I / II 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Management and commerce are the most common areas of study at 28.7%, followed by engineering at 12.4% and society and culture at 11.5%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Belrose has a high number of schools for its size, with 3.76 schools per 1,000 children. These schools have some of the highest advantage scores among similar areas, and two-thirds are independent.

Schools within 3 km

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32

Higher than 73% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,144

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Belrose

32 schools — 13,989 students, average ICSEA 1,132.

By sector: Government 16 · Independent 12 · Catholic 4

By type: Primary 19 · Combined 8 · Secondary 5
John Colet School, Belrose Independent Primary 0.3 km 275 1,210
Belrose Public School, Belrose Government Primary 0.8 km 186 1,111
Covenant Christian School, Belrose Independent Combined 0.9 km 884 1,155
Yanginanook School, Belrose Independent Combined 1.0 km 65 1,051
Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School, Belrose Independent Primary 1.2 km 180 1,092
Wakehurst Public School, Belrose Government Primary 2.1 km 407 1,126
Mimosa Public School, Frenchs Forest Government Primary 2.5 km 562 1,119
EOC Broken Bay, Davidson Catholic Primary 2.6 km 70 1,059
St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Davidson Catholic Primary 2.6 km 136 1,131
Kambora Public School, Davidson Government Primary 2.6 km 32 1,101
Davidson High School, Frenchs Forest Government Secondary 2.7 km 790 1,089
Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School, St Ives Government Combined 3.0 km 75 983
St Ives Park Public School, St Ives Government Primary 3.1 km 143 1,113
German International School Sydney, Terrey Hills Independent Combined 3.3 km 380 1,158
Frenchs Forest Public School, Frenchs Forest Government Primary 3.6 km 218 1,123
Brigidine College St Ives, St Ives Independent Secondary 3.6 km 793 1,148
The Forest High School, Frenchs Forest Government Secondary 3.6 km 769 1,062
Oxford Falls Grammar School, Oxford Falls Independent Combined 3.7 km 1,201 1,137
Kinma School, Terrey Hills Independent Primary 3.9 km 67 1,096
Terrey Hills Public School, Terrey Hills Government Primary 4.1 km 183 1,100
Forestville Montessori School, Forestville Independent Primary 4.2 km 49 1,171
Masada College, St Ives Independent Combined 4.3 km 368 1,162
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, St Ives Catholic Primary 4.3 km 221 1,141
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Forestville Catholic Primary 4.4 km 282 1,145
St Ives North Public School, St Ives Government Primary 4.5 km 846 1,164
Forestville Public School, Forestville Government Primary 4.5 km 462 1,141
St Ives Public School, St Ives Government Primary 4.6 km 465 1,155
St Ives High School, St Ives Government Secondary 4.6 km 1,756 1,125
Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville Independent Combined 4.7 km 97 1,107
Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest Government Combined 4.9 km 34 1,073
Sydney Japanese International School, Terrey Hills Independent Primary 5.1 km 190 1,137
Killara High School, Killara Government Secondary 5.3 km 1,803 1,147

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031692/belrose/topic/education