85.7% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 85.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crows Nest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crows Nest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 33 percentage point gap separates Crows Nest from the national average for university degrees. Crows Nest is an exceptionally well-educated area where nearly 60% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This high level of achievement is reflected in the schooling data, with far more residents completing Year 12 than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 85.7% of residents completing Year 12. This is 27 percentage points higher than both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crows Nest, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 59.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the state average. This includes 21.8% with a postgraduate degree and 45.4% with a bachelor degree.
59.6% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 59.6%
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 Crows Nest, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 31.0%, followed by society and culture at 15.5%. Health, engineering, and creative arts also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in the region, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Over half of the schools are government run.
1.49
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
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).
699
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,176
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 Crows Nest
34 schools — 23,061 students, average ICSEA 1,176.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 10 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 0.7 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | — | — |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 423 | 1,162 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mosman | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 373 | 1,189 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, Mosman | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 221 | 1,206 |
| Mosman Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 458 | 1,157 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 95 | 1,151 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crows Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11132/crows-nest/topic/education