74.5% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hornsby Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hornsby Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High academic achievement marks Hornsby Heights, where the level of education is among the highest for similar areas. A striking 38.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This creates a highly qualified local profile across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 74.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average and is among the highest rates for this level of education.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hornsby Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Professional qualifications are common, as 38.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, with the most common qualification being a bachelor degree at 33.7%.
38.4% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 38.4%
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 Hornsby Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 23.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.0%. Other notable qualifications include society and culture and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high school advantage score and larger-than-typical schools, with 18 schools within 3km. While government schools make up 66.7% of the sector, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.75
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
520
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,135
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 Heights
18 schools — 9,360 students, average ICSEA 1,135.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Hornsby Heights Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 420 | 1,104 |
| Mount Colah Public School, Mount Colah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 442 | 1,098 |
| Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 937 | 1,148 |
| Mount Kuring-gai Public School, Mount Kuring-Gai | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 132 | 1,083 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Asquith | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 223 | 1,124 |
| Asquith Public School, Asquith | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 384 | 1,102 |
| Asquith Girls High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 669 | 1,082 |
| Asquith Boys High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 542 | 1,045 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hornsby | Independent | Primary | 5.3 km | 21 | 1,105 |
| Hornsby Girls High School, Hornsby | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 722 | 1,209 |
| Pacific Berowra Christian School, Berowra | Independent | Primary | 5.8 km | 61 | 1,136 |
| Waitara Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 972 | 1,148 |
| Barker College, Hornsby | Independent | Secondary | 6.0 km | 2,856 | 1,166 |
| Berowra Public School, Berowra | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 272 | 1,085 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Berowra Heights | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 297 | 1,131 |
| Marri Mittigar School, Hornsby | Independent | Combined | 6.2 km | 28 | 984 |
| Clarke Road School, Hornsby | Government | Combined | 6.3 km | 61 | 1,063 |
| Wideview Public School, Berowra Heights | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 321 | 1,102 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hornsby Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11944/hornsby-heights/topic/education