78.1% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 73.5%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Ryde · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Ryde
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has risen steadily in East Ryde, with a far higher proportion of people finishing school and earning degrees than in the rest of the country. Roughly 78% of residents completed Year 12, and 42% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, putting the area among the most qualified in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 78.1% of people completing Year 12. This is 19 percentage points higher than in both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Ryde, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for higher education, as 42% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% national average, with postgraduate degrees held by 17.6% of the population.
42.0% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 42.0%
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 East Ryde, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 30.1%, followed by engineering at 12% and society and culture at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
East Ryde has schools that are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 532 students. While there are 32 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other places.
2.01
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
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).
532
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,132
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Ryde
32 schools — 15,955 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 6 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| The Children's House Montessori, North Ryde | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 8 | 1,110 |
| Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, East Ryde | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | — | — |
| Ryde East Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 347 | 1,115 |
| Arndell School, North Ryde | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 17 | 1,011 |
| Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 409 | 1,145 |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Ryde Secondary College, Ryde | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,487 | 1,102 |
| Holy Cross College, Ryde | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 786 | 1,065 |
| Truscott Street Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 265 | 1,144 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Gladesville | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, North Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 399 | 1,129 |
| St Charles Catholic Primary School, Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 579 | 1,118 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| Northcross Christian School, Ryde | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 374 | 1,194 |
| North Ryde Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 316 | 1,123 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Ryde Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 497 | 1,096 |
| Gladesville Public School, Gladesville | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 305 | 1,129 |
| Smalls Road Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 494 | 1,114 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Putney Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 357 | 1,114 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Giant Steps Sydney, Gladesville | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 113 | 1,103 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Aurora College, Lane Cove North | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 803 | 1,152 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Kent Road Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 1,007 | 1,133 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11364/east-ryde/topic/education