70.0% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Allambie Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Allambie Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of residents in Allambie Heights finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with 70% completing their secondary schooling. This strong educational foundation is reflected in the high number of adults holding university degrees. It is a well-qualified community where schooling and higher education levels sit well above national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 70% of people finished Year 12, which is far above the 58.8% national figure. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Allambie Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 34% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
34.0% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 34.0%
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 Allambie Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.6%, followed by society and culture at 12.8% and engineering at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 44 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. The typical school size of 523 students is much higher than most areas, and the average school advantage score is among the highest.
1.91
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality 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).
523
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,129
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Allambie Heights
44 schools — 22,481 students, average ICSEA 1,129.
By sector: Government 29 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 34 | 1,073 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| Seaforth Public School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 394 | 1,165 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| The Forest High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 769 | 1,062 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Forestville | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 282 | 1,145 |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 97 | 1,107 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus, Balgowlah | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,100 | 1,115 |
| Manly West Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 761 | 1,147 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Balgowlah | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 232 | 1,168 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| Frenchs Forest Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 218 | 1,123 |
| Forestville Montessori School, Forestville | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 49 | 1,171 |
| Killarney Heights Public School, Killarney Heights | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 661 | 1,150 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| Killarney Heights High School, Killarney Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 969 | 1,132 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 163 | 1,134 |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 881 | 1,137 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 4 | — |
| Forestville Public School, Forestville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 462 | 1,141 |
| Oxford Falls Grammar School, Oxford Falls | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| Stella Maris College, Manly | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,006 | 1,135 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Balgowlah Heights Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 651 | 1,177 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Manly | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 330 | 1,159 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| Wakehurst Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 407 | 1,126 |
| Davidson High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 790 | 1,089 |
| Mimosa Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 562 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allambie Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10036/allambie-heights/topic/education