69.8% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement define Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau, where nearly 70% of residents finished Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as one of the most well-educated pockets in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 69.8% of people completing their schooling. This is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are common, with 32.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state and national figures, with 33.6% holding a bachelor degree specifically.
32.5% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.3%, followed by society and culture at 11.6% and engineering at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level, though there are only two schools serving the immediate area. These two schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.80
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 63% 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).
1,454
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
727
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,143
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).
Schools serving Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau
26 schools — 14,355 students, average ICSEA 1,113.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| Narrabeen Lakes Public School, Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 364 | 1,091 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Narrabeen | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 195 | 1,102 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 4 | — |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Elanora Heights Public School, Elanora Heights | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 387 | 1,087 |
| Narrabeen Sports High School, North Narrabeen | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 794 | 1,042 |
| Narrabeen North Public School, North Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 580 | 1,076 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | — | — |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 881 | 1,137 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031693/collaroy-collaroy-plateau/topic/education