78.6% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.1%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clareville · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 20 percentage points separates Clareville from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. This is a highly educated area where nearly 8 in 10 people finished high school and over 40% of adults hold a university degree.
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far more common here than elsewhere, with 78.6% of residents reaching this milestone compared to 58.9% in New South Wales.
78.6% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Clareville, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high proportion of university-educated adults, with 40.7% holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
40.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Clareville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce (23.9%), followed by society and culture (14.2%) and health (12.0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than 79% of similar areas, and these schools have a much higher average advantage score than most.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
502
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
7 schools — 3,516 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2
| Bilgola Plateau Public School, Bilgola Plateau | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 344 | 1,121 |
| Avalon Public School, Avalon Beach | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 666 | 1,094 |
| Maria Regina Catholic Primary School, Avalon Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 154 | 1,102 |
| Barrenjoey High School, Avalon Beach | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 865 | 1,081 |
| Barrenjoey Montessori School, Avalon | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 50 | 1,115 |
| Newport Public School, Newport | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 556 | 1,093 |
| Pittwater High School, Mona Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 881 | 1,071 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clareville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10922/clareville/topic/education