84.7% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.2%
- 2016: 80.4%
- 2021: 84.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cammeray · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cammeray
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement shape daily life in Cammeray, where more than half of all adults hold a university degree. This makes it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region, with schooling and degree rates far exceeding national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 84.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cammeray, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 57.7% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 20.3% of the population.
57.7% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 57.7%
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 Cammeray, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce, accounting for 33.0% of degrees. Society and culture is the next most common field at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 35 schools within 3km, there are only 1.52 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas. Local schools are typically large, with an average size of 715 students.
1.52
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
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).
715
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,173
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 Cammeray
35 schools — 24,324 students, average ICSEA 1,173.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 11 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 423 | 1,162 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mosman | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 373 | 1,189 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | — | — |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Mosman Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 458 | 1,157 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, Mosman | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 221 | 1,206 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Mosman High School, Mosman | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,087 | 1,126 |
| Beauty Point Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 205 | 1,154 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Clifton Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 114 | 1,188 |
| Queenwood, Mosman | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 816 | 1,172 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Middle Cove | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 405 | 1,148 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cammeray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10777/cammeray/topic/education