73.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 73.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Avalon Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Avalon Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 73% of people in Avalon Beach finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where bachelor degrees and higher are common. The area is marked by strong educational attainment across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest at this level, with 73.4% of residents finishing school. This is 15 points higher than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Avalon Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 34.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This stands well above the national figure of 26.3%.
34.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 Avalon Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score that is much higher than most areas. While there are 6 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.02
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
439
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,094
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Avalon Beach
6 schools — 2,635 students, average ICSEA 1,094.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Maria Regina Catholic Primary School, Avalon Beach | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 154 | 1,102 |
| Barrenjoey High School, Avalon Beach | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 865 | 1,081 |
| Barrenjoey Montessori School, Avalon | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 50 | 1,115 |
| Avalon Public School, Avalon Beach | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 666 | 1,094 |
| Bilgola Plateau Public School, Bilgola Plateau | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 344 | 1,121 |
| Newport Public School, Newport | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 556 | 1,093 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Avalon Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10112/avalon-beach/topic/education