61.4% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Galston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Galston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher proportions of residents hold high-level qualifications compared to most similar areas in Galston. This is reflected in the 28.5% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, alongside a strong trend of residents finishing high school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little more than 61% of people here completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Galston, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, with 28.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the national figure of 26.3%.
28.5% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Galston splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 21.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores for their level, with nine schools within 3km. Most of these are government primary schools.
3.56
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
378
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,105
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Galston
9 schools — 3,400 students, average ICSEA 1,105.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Galston Public School, Galston | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 147 | 1,042 |
| Galston High School, Galston | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 570 | 1,044 |
| Arcadia Public School, Arcadia | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 60 | 1,065 |
| Hornsby Heights Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 420 | 1,104 |
| Middle Dural Public School, Middle Dural | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 31 | 1,007 |
| Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 937 | 1,148 |
| Northholm Grammar School, Arcadia | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 698 | 1,137 |
| Dural Public School, Dural | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 350 | 1,102 |
| Kenthurst Public School, Kenthurst | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 187 | 1,040 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Galston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11586/galston/topic/education