84.8% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.0%
- 2016: 82.5%
- 2021: 84.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Artarmon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Artarmon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a defining feature of Artarmon, where 56.4% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is far above the national figure, marking the area as one of the most highly educated places in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for this type of area, with 84.8% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% recorded across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Artarmon, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
More than half of adults have a university degree, which is far above the New South Wales figure. Bachelor degrees are most common at 42.8%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 24.0%.
56.4% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 56.4%
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 Artarmon, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in management and commerce are the most common at 30.4%, while society and culture (13.5%) and engineering (9.5%) also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged for this level of area. While there are 42 schools within 3 km, there are only 1.08 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.08
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 90% 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).
754
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,161
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Artarmon
42 schools — 30,167 students, average ICSEA 1,161.
By sector: Government 25 · Independent 10 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 13 · Combined 7
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | — | — |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Roseville College, Roseville | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,060 | 1,191 |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Middle Cove | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 405 | 1,148 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 803 | 1,152 |
| Aurora College, Lane Cove North | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Roseville Public School, Roseville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 520 | 1,172 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Castle Cove Public School, Castle Cove | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 273 | 1,167 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Lindfield Public School, Lindfield | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 584 | 1,162 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 641 | 1,169 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Artarmon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10091/artarmon/topic/education