79.0% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 79.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Freshwater · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Freshwater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap in educational attainment marks Freshwater, where 79% of people finished Year 12 compared to just 58.9% across New South Wales. This high level of schooling is reflected in the adult population, with nearly half holding a university degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 79%, which is among the highest levels seen in similar areas. Only 2.8% of residents finished at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Freshwater, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 45.3% of the population, a figure far above the 26.3% national average. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 41.5%.
45.3% ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 45.3%
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 Freshwater, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Certificate III / IV (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 28.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Freshwater has an average school advantage score that is among the highest at this level. While the area has 32 schools within 3km, it has much lower school density per child than most areas.
1.15
Lower than 89% 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).
529
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,131
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 Freshwater
32 schools — 15,861 students, average ICSEA 1,131.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater | Catholic | Primary | 0.1 km | 163 | 1,134 |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 881 | 1,137 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | — | — |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Stella Maris College, Manly | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,006 | 1,135 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Manly | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 330 | 1,159 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Manly West Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 761 | 1,147 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| Royal Far West School, Manly | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Manly Village Public School, Manly | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 532 | 1,151 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 4 | — |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Manly | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Balgowlah | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 232 | 1,168 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus, Balgowlah | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,100 | 1,115 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| Seaforth Public School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 394 | 1,165 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Freshwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11572/freshwater/topic/education