80.0% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 80.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balgowlah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balgowlah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly educated residents define Balgowlah, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This stands among the highest levels for the region, with 80% of people completing Year 12, far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 80% of residents finishing high school. This is among the highest rates for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balgowlah, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 47.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
47.3% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 47.3%
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 Balgowlah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 31.3%, followed by society and culture at 14.6% and health at 8.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Balgowlah has some of the most advantaged schools in the region, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most of the 25 schools within 3 km are government-run.
1.86
Lower than 74% 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).
515
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,141
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 Balgowlah
25 schools — 11,834 students, average ICSEA 1,141.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Balgowlah | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 232 | 1,168 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus, Balgowlah | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,100 | 1,115 |
| Manly West Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 761 | 1,147 |
| Seaforth Public School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 394 | 1,165 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| Balgowlah Heights Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 651 | 1,177 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Manly | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 330 | 1,159 |
| Stella Maris College, Manly | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,006 | 1,135 |
| Manly Village Public School, Manly | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 532 | 1,151 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Royal Far West School, Manly | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Beauty Point Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 205 | 1,154 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 163 | 1,134 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Manly | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 881 | 1,137 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| Queenwood, Mosman | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 816 | 1,172 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 766 | 1,217 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balgowlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10154/balgowlah/topic/education