82.2% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 76.6%
- 2021: 82.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Manly · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Manly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap in educational attainment separates Manly from the rest of the country, with over half of all adults holding a university degree. This high level of schooling is a defining feature of the area, where far more people finish Year 12 and earn higher degrees than the state or national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high in Manly, with 82.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and rose 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Manly, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the country, as 51.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3% and has climbed 11 points over the last decade.
51.6% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 51.6%
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 Manly, Bachelor degree is the majority at 50%; Postgraduate degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Manly are most common in management and commerce, which account for 31.7% of degrees, followed by society and culture at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's 10 schools have a very high average advantage score and are much larger than most other areas, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
10
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.29
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5,474
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
608
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,140
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Manly
10 schools — 5,474 students, average ICSEA 1,140.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus, Balgowlah | Government | Secondary | — | 1,100 | 1,115 |
| Stella Maris College, Manly | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,006 | 1,135 |
| Manly West Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | — | 761 | 1,147 |
| Balgowlah Heights Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | — | 651 | 1,177 |
| Manly Village Public School, Manly | Government | Primary | — | 532 | 1,151 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Manly | Catholic | Secondary | — | 468 | 1,091 |
| Seaforth Public School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | — | 394 | 1,165 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Manly | Catholic | Primary | — | 330 | 1,159 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Balgowlah | Catholic | Primary | — | 232 | 1,168 |
| Royal Far West School, Manly | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12201/manly/topic/education