70.1% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Collaroy · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Collaroy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Collaroy have high-level schooling and degrees than in most similar areas. About 70% of people have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This strong educational foundation is seen in the high number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the state and national figures, with 70.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is much higher than most areas, where the typical completion rate is around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Collaroy, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 34.4% of adults, a figure well above the Australian average. This means Collaroy has a much higher share of university-qualified residents than most similar places.
34.4% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 34.4%
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 Collaroy, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.2%, followed by society and culture at 11.9%. Other common qualifications include engineering, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest for this level with an average size of 574 students. While there are 26 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.83
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 88% 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).
574
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,113
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Collaroy
26 schools — 14,355 students, average ICSEA 1,113.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| Narrabeen Lakes Public School, Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 364 | 1,091 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Narrabeen | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 195 | 1,102 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 4 | — |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| Narrabeen Sports High School, North Narrabeen | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 794 | 1,042 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Elanora Heights Public School, Elanora Heights | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 387 | 1,087 |
| Narrabeen North Public School, North Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 580 | 1,076 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | — | — |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 881 | 1,137 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Collaroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10970/collaroy/topic/education