73.5% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dee Why - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Dee Why - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become a defining feature of Dee Why - North. It is a highly educated area where 73.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher than most areas, with 73.5% of people completing Year 12. This is 15 points higher than both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dee Why - North, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is strong, with 36.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
36.1% —
Higher than 77% 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 - North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.5%, followed by society and culture at 12.7% and engineering at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools in the area, with a typical size of 239 students, which is much lower than most areas. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most other areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.15
Lower than 80% 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).
718
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
239
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 62% 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 - North
27 schools — 14,167 students, average ICSEA 1,120.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 4 | — |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 881 | 1,137 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 163 | 1,134 |
| Narrabeen Lakes Public School, Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 364 | 1,091 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 406 | 1,138 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dee Why - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031695/dee-why-north/topic/education