83.2% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 81.1%
- 2021: 83.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chatswood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chatswood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong trend towards higher education defines Chatswood, where over half of all adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are among the highest at this level, with 83.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above both the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chatswood, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Highly qualified residents are common here, as 52.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%, with postgraduate degrees held by 23.6% of the population.
52.7% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 52.7%
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 Chatswood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 31.9%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and engineering at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Chatswood has 43 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 553 students and a very high average advantage score.
1.17
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 91% 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).
553
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,154
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 Chatswood
43 schools — 22,138 students, average ICSEA 1,154.
By sector: Government 27 · Independent 10 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 27 · Combined 8 · Secondary 8
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| Roseville College, Roseville | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,060 | 1,191 |
| Roseville Public School, Roseville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 520 | 1,172 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 803 | 1,152 |
| Aurora College, Lane Cove North | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Lindfield Public School, Lindfield | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 584 | 1,162 |
| Castle Cove Public School, Castle Cove | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 273 | 1,167 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Cromehurst School, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 60 | 1,098 |
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Middle Cove | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 405 | 1,148 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School, Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 98 | 1,164 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 259 | 1,168 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | — | — |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Lindfield East Public School, East Lindfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 531 | 1,167 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Lindfield Montessori Preschool, West Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 3 | — |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Beaumont Road Public School, Killara | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 310 | 1,164 |
| Killarney Heights Public School, Killarney Heights | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 661 | 1,150 |
| Killarney Heights High School, Killarney Heights | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 969 | 1,132 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Truscott Street Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 265 | 1,144 |
| The Children's House Montessori, North Ryde | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 8 | 1,110 |
| Forestville Public School, Forestville | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 462 | 1,141 |
| Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, East Ryde | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | — | — |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 97 | 1,107 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chatswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10891/chatswood/topic/education