78.2% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.5%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 78.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hornsby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hornsby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees define the local workforce in Hornsby. Nearly 46% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This combination of academic achievement and a strong school network creates a highly qualified professional community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very common here, with 78.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hornsby, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the region. Almost 46% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
45.9% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 45.9%
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 Hornsby, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hornsby has 29 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. The schools here are among the largest and most advantaged in the region.
1.77
Lower than 76% 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).
716
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,156
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hornsby
29 schools — 20,769 students, average ICSEA 1,156.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 8 · Secondary 6
| Asquith Boys High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 542 | 1,045 |
| Hornsby Girls High School, Hornsby | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 722 | 1,209 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hornsby | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 21 | 1,105 |
| Barker College, Hornsby | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 2,856 | 1,166 |
| Asquith Girls High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 669 | 1,082 |
| Waitara Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 972 | 1,148 |
| Marri Mittigar School, Hornsby | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 28 | 984 |
| Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 937 | 1,148 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Asquith | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 223 | 1,124 |
| Asquith Public School, Asquith | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 384 | 1,102 |
| Clarke Road School, Hornsby | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 61 | 1,063 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 337 | 1,153 |
| Hornsby South Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 534 | 1,110 |
| St Leo's Catholic College, Wahroonga | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,055 | 1,113 |
| Loreto Normanhurst, Normanhurst | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,240 | 1,164 |
| Normanhurst Boys High School, Normanhurst | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 752 | 1,207 |
| Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,634 | 1,217 |
| Normanhurst West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 363 | 1,136 |
| Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 262 | 1,156 |
| St Lucy's School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 246 | 1,104 |
| Normanhurst Public School, Normanhurst | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 372 | 1,139 |
| St Edmund's College, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 112 | 1,107 |
| Mount Colah Public School, Mount Colah | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 442 | 1,098 |
| Hornsby Heights Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 420 | 1,104 |
| Wahroonga Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 508 | 1,156 |
| Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 3,345 | 1,187 |
| Thornleigh West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 477 | 1,142 |
| Warrawee Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 622 | 1,170 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 633 | 1,161 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11943/hornsby/topic/education