69.9% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pittwater · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Pittwater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have grown quickly in Pittwater since 2011. Now, nearly 70% of residents have finished Year 12, while the share of adults with a university degree has jumped by 8.1 percentage points over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure of 58.8%, with 69.9% of the population finishing their secondary schooling. This figure rose 8.3 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pittwater, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33.2% of adults, which is well above the New South Wales average of 27.8%. This high level of education is led by 32.7% of people holding a bachelor degree.
33.2% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 33.2%
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 Pittwater, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 23.9% of the community, followed by society and culture at 11.6% and engineering at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas, though there are only 14 schools in the region. Most students attend government schools, which make up 64.3% of the sector.
14
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.22
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7,791
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
557
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 78% 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 Pittwater
14 schools — 7,791 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Mater Maria Catholic College, Warriewood | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,098 | 1,085 |
| Pittwater High School, Mona Vale | Government | Secondary | — | 881 | 1,071 |
| Barrenjoey High School, Avalon Beach | Government | Secondary | — | 865 | 1,081 |
| Narrabeen Sports High School, North Narrabeen | Government | Secondary | — | 794 | 1,042 |
| Mona Vale Public School, Mona Vale | Government | Primary | — | 671 | 1,096 |
| Avalon Public School, Avalon Beach | Government | Primary | — | 666 | 1,094 |
| Narrabeen North Public School, North Narrabeen | Government | Primary | — | 580 | 1,076 |
| Newport Public School, Newport | Government | Primary | — | 556 | 1,093 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mona Vale | Catholic | Primary | — | 417 | 1,104 |
| Elanora Heights Public School, Elanora Heights | Government | Primary | — | 387 | 1,087 |
| Bilgola Plateau Public School, Bilgola Plateau | Government | Primary | — | 344 | 1,121 |
| Galstaun College, Ingleside | Independent | Combined | — | 328 | 1,046 |
| Maria Regina Catholic Primary School, Avalon Beach | Catholic | Primary | — | 154 | 1,102 |
| Barrenjoey Montessori School, Avalon | Independent | Primary | — | 50 | 1,115 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pittwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12202/pittwater/topic/education