75.2% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people have finished high school and university in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl than in the rest of the country. This is an area of high achievement, where 39% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher than in most areas. About 75.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is 16 percentage points above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 39% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, and most of these qualifications are bachelor degrees at 37.7%.
39.0% —
Higher than 81% 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 Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 27.5% of people. Other frequent fields of study include society and culture at 12.7% and engineering at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores and typical sizes for their level. While there are only 3 schools in the area, they serve 2,946 enrolments and are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.74
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 64% 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).
2,946
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
982
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,173
Higher than 99% 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 Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl
27 schools — 15,135 students, average ICSEA 1,122.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 881 | 1,137 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | — | — |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 163 | 1,134 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 4 | — |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| Stella Maris College, Manly | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,006 | 1,135 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 406 | 1,138 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031694/dee-why-north-curl-curl/topic/education