84.9% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.5%
- 2016: 81.0%
- 2021: 84.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balgowlah Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balgowlah Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees define daily life in Balgowlah Heights, where over half of all adults hold a university degree. This is a very well-educated area, with 84.9% of residents completing Year 12, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest of any similar area, with 84.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is 26 percentage points higher than the figure for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balgowlah Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is far more qualified than the state or national average, as 52.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. Specifically, 47% of residents hold a bachelor degree and 17.9% have a postgraduate degree.
52.1% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 52.1%
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 Heights, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Postgraduate degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications here are in management and commerce (35.9%) or society and culture (15.7%), followed by engineering at 8.8% and health at 8.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have some of the highest advantage scores. While there are 23 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.18
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
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).
514
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,144
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 Heights
23 schools — 11,306 students, average ICSEA 1,144.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Balgowlah Heights Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 651 | 1,177 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Balgowlah | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 232 | 1,168 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus, Balgowlah | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,100 | 1,115 |
| Manly West Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 761 | 1,147 |
| Seaforth Public School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 394 | 1,165 |
| Manly Village Public School, Manly | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 532 | 1,151 |
| Beauty Point Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 205 | 1,154 |
| Royal Far West School, Manly | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Queenwood, Mosman | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 816 | 1,172 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Manly | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 330 | 1,159 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Manly | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| Stella Maris College, Manly | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,006 | 1,135 |
| Mosman High School, Mosman | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,087 | 1,126 |
| Mosman Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 458 | 1,157 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mosman | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 373 | 1,189 |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 423 | 1,162 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Clifton Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 114 | 1,188 |
| Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, Mosman | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 221 | 1,206 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balgowlah Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10155/balgowlah-heights/topic/education