70.5% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beacon Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beacon Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of residents in Beacon Hill finished high school compared to the state average. The area is highly educated, with about 32% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest for similar areas, with 70.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beacon Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is more qualified than most, with 32.3% of adults holding a university degree. This is well above the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
32.3% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 32.3%
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 Beacon Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 27% of qualified residents, followed by engineering and society and culture at around 12% each.
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. There are 36 schools within 3km, though there are relatively few schools for every 1,000 children.
0.63
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
498
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,121
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beacon Hill
36 schools — 17,424 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 8 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 22 · Combined 8 · Secondary 6
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 4 | — |
| Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 34 | 1,073 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| Oxford Falls Grammar School, Oxford Falls | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| The Forest High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 769 | 1,062 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Frenchs Forest Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 218 | 1,123 |
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 881 | 1,137 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 163 | 1,134 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Forestville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 282 | 1,145 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| Forestville Montessori School, Forestville | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 49 | 1,171 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 97 | 1,107 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beacon Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10238/beacon-hill/topic/education