73.3% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Berowra Waters · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Berowra Waters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 73% of people in Berowra Waters completed Year 12, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages. This high level of schooling is reflected in the area's strong qualification rates, with the typical resident being more likely to hold a university degree than those in most other similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 73.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is 14 percentage points higher than the New South Wales and Australian figures. This is among the highest levels of school completion for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Berowra Waters, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 38.2% of the population, far above the national figure of 26.3%. These high qualification rates are led by bachelor degrees at 29.1% and postgraduate degrees at 12%.
38.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 38.2%
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 Berowra Waters, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by architecture and building at 12.8% and creative arts at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. All four are primary schools, with a mix of government, Catholic, and independent options.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
238
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,108
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Berowra Waters
4 schools — 951 students, average ICSEA 1,108.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4
| Wideview Public School, Berowra Heights | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 321 | 1,102 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Berowra Heights | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 297 | 1,131 |
| Berowra Public School, Berowra | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 272 | 1,085 |
| Pacific Berowra Christian School, Berowra | Independent | Primary | 6.7 km | 61 | 1,136 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Berowra Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10310/berowra-waters/topic/education