65.5% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cromer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cromer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce qualifications are the most common field of study in Cromer, where 26.5% of residents hold a degree in this area. The community is well-educated, with 65.5% of people completing Year 12, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high in Cromer, as 65.5% of residents finished Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cromer, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages. The most common qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 29.6% of people.
27.3% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 Cromer, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in management and commerce are the most frequent at 26.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.3% and society and culture at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cromer has schools with some of the highest advantage scores and an average size of 540 students, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 29 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.19
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
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).
540
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,119
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cromer
29 schools — 15,654 students, average ICSEA 1,119.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 8 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 7 · Secondary 4
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 4 | — |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| Oxford Falls Grammar School, Oxford Falls | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| Narrabeen Lakes Public School, Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 364 | 1,091 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Elanora Heights Public School, Elanora Heights | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 387 | 1,087 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Narrabeen | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 195 | 1,102 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 34 | 1,073 |
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| Narrabeen Sports High School, North Narrabeen | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 794 | 1,042 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Belrose Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 186 | 1,111 |
| John Colet School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 275 | 1,210 |
| Covenant Christian School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 884 | 1,155 |
| Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 5.3 km | 180 | 1,092 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cromer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11119/cromer/topic/education