75.1% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 75.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Frenchs Forest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Frenchs Forest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Frenchs Forest hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This high level of achievement is reflected across the board, with a very strong proportion of residents completing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 75.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is 16 points higher than both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Frenchs Forest, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for university education, as 37.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average of 27.8%.
37.4% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 37.4%
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 Frenchs Forest, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce (28.7%), followed by engineering (12.2%) and society and culture (11.3%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While the area has a very high school advantage score and large average school sizes, there are only 1.27 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.27
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
39
Higher than 90% 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).
487
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,120
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Frenchs Forest
39 schools — 18,991 students, average ICSEA 1,120.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 7 · Combined 7
| Frenchs Forest Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 218 | 1,123 |
| The Forest High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 769 | 1,062 |
| Forestville Montessori School, Forestville | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 49 | 1,171 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Forestville | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 282 | 1,145 |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 97 | 1,107 |
| Wakehurst Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 407 | 1,126 |
| Forestville Public School, Forestville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 462 | 1,141 |
| Davidson High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 790 | 1,089 |
| Mimosa Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 562 | 1,119 |
| Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 34 | 1,073 |
| Killarney Heights High School, Killarney Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 969 | 1,132 |
| EOC Broken Bay, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 70 | 1,059 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 136 | 1,131 |
| Oxford Falls Grammar School, Oxford Falls | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| Killarney Heights Public School, Killarney Heights | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 661 | 1,150 |
| Belrose Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 186 | 1,111 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| Kambora Public School, Davidson | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 32 | 1,101 |
| John Colet School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 275 | 1,210 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Lindfield East Public School, East Lindfield | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 531 | 1,167 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| Covenant Christian School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 884 | 1,155 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Yanginanook School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 65 | 1,051 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| Killara High School, Killara | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,803 | 1,147 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 4 | — |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| St Ives Park Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 143 | 1,113 |
| St Ives High School, St Ives | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,756 | 1,125 |
| Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School, St Ives | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 75 | 983 |
| St Ives Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 465 | 1,155 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Frenchs Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11571/frenchs-forest/topic/education