75.2% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls
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 Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls. Three-quarters of residents finished Year 12, and the typical resident is far more likely to hold a university degree than people across the state or nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 75.2%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 37.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state figure of 27.8% and far above the national average of 26.3%.
37.2% —
Higher than 79% 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 Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 29%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has eight schools and total enrolments of 3,778, which is larger than about 88% of similar areas. Local schools also have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.15
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 87% 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).
3,778
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
472
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,106
Higher than 85% 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 Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls
49 schools — 22,693 students, average ICSEA 1,124.
By sector: Government 30 · Independent 13 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 31 · Combined 10 · Secondary 8
| Wakehurst Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 407 | 1,126 |
| Mimosa Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 562 | 1,119 |
| Davidson High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 790 | 1,089 |
| Frenchs Forest Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 218 | 1,123 |
| Belrose Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 186 | 1,111 |
| The Forest High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 769 | 1,062 |
| EOC Broken Bay, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 70 | 1,059 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 136 | 1,131 |
| John Colet School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 275 | 1,210 |
| Forestville Montessori School, Forestville | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 49 | 1,171 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Forestville | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 282 | 1,145 |
| Kambora Public School, Davidson | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 32 | 1,101 |
| Forestville Public School, Forestville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 462 | 1,141 |
| Oxford Falls Grammar School, Oxford Falls | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 97 | 1,107 |
| Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 34 | 1,073 |
| Covenant Christian School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 884 | 1,155 |
| Yanginanook School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 65 | 1,051 |
| Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 180 | 1,092 |
| Killarney Heights High School, Killarney Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 969 | 1,132 |
| Killarney Heights Public School, Killarney Heights | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 661 | 1,150 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| St Ives Park Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 143 | 1,113 |
| Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School, St Ives | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 75 | 983 |
| Lindfield East Public School, East Lindfield | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 531 | 1,167 |
| Killara High School, Killara | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,803 | 1,147 |
| Brigidine College St Ives, St Ives | Independent | Secondary | 4.8 km | 793 | 1,148 |
| St Ives High School, St Ives | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,756 | 1,125 |
| St Ives Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 465 | 1,155 |
| Masada College, St Ives | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 368 | 1,162 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, St Ives | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 221 | 1,141 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 5.3 km | 4 | — |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| German International School Sydney, Terrey Hills | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 380 | 1,158 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 5.4 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| St Ives North Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 846 | 1,164 |
| Gordon East Public School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 195 | 1,163 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 6.4 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 227 | 1,149 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031696/frenchs-forest-oxford-falls/topic/education