79.8% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 79.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Asquith · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Asquith
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education is a defining feature of daily life in Asquith, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This level of attainment is far above the national figure, creating a highly qualified local population. Most residents have a strong educational foundation, with about 80% finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 80% of people here completed Year 12, which is far above the 59% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Asquith, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A university degree or higher is common, held by 47% of adults. This is far above the national figure of 26%, with bachelor degrees being the most typical high-level qualification at 40.2%.
47.0% ▲ +69.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 47.0%
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 Asquith, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce (24.2%), followed by engineering and society and culture, which both sit around 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools within 3km, with 25 facilities serving the community. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 625 students and a high advantage score.
3.05
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
625
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,148
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 Asquith
25 schools — 15,625 students, average ICSEA 1,148.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 7 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Asquith Girls High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 669 | 1,082 |
| Asquith Public School, Asquith | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 384 | 1,102 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Asquith | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 223 | 1,124 |
| Asquith Boys High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 542 | 1,045 |
| Mount Colah Public School, Mount Colah | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 442 | 1,098 |
| Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 937 | 1,148 |
| Waitara Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 972 | 1,148 |
| Hornsby Girls High School, Hornsby | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 722 | 1,209 |
| St Edmund's College, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 112 | 1,107 |
| Hornsby Heights Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 420 | 1,104 |
| Barker College, Hornsby | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,856 | 1,166 |
| Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 262 | 1,156 |
| Marri Mittigar School, Hornsby | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 28 | 984 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hornsby | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 21 | 1,105 |
| Wahroonga Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 508 | 1,156 |
| Ku-ring-gai High School, North Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 536 | 1,088 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 337 | 1,153 |
| St Lucy's School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 246 | 1,104 |
| St Leo's Catholic College, Wahroonga | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,055 | 1,113 |
| Clarke Road School, Hornsby | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 61 | 1,063 |
| Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,634 | 1,217 |
| Hornsby South Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 534 | 1,110 |
| Mount Kuring-gai Public School, Mount Kuring-Gai | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 132 | 1,083 |
| Loreto Normanhurst, Normanhurst | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,240 | 1,164 |
| Normanhurst Boys High School, Normanhurst | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 752 | 1,207 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Asquith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10104/asquith/topic/education