78.1% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Curl Curl · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Curl Curl
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High academic achievement has become a hallmark of Curl Curl, where a huge 78.1% of residents completed Year 12. This level of schooling is far above the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as one of the most well-educated in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 78.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is 19 points higher than the New South Wales and Australian averages. Only 3.2% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Curl Curl, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common in Curl Curl, with 42.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, and postgraduate degrees are held by 14.9% of the population.
42.6% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 42.6%
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 Curl Curl, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most popular fields of study at 30.9%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and health at 9.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 29 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number for its level. Local schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 588 students and a very high advantage score.
4.13
Higher than 53% 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).
588
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,126
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Curl Curl
29 schools — 15,876 students, average ICSEA 1,126.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 5 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 6 · Secondary 6
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 881 | 1,137 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | — | — |
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 163 | 1,134 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| Stella Maris College, Manly | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,006 | 1,135 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 4 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Manly | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 330 | 1,159 |
| Manly West Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 761 | 1,147 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| Royal Far West School, Manly | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Manly Village Public School, Manly | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 532 | 1,151 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 468 | 1,091 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Curl Curl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11168/curl-curl/topic/education