81.4% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 77.3%
- 2021: 81.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Killarney Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Killarney Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than eight in ten people in Killarney Heights have completed Year 12, making it one of the most educated areas of its kind. This high level of schooling is matched by a very strong proportion of university graduates, creating a community with qualifications far above the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national average, with 81.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 23 points higher than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Killarney Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, as 44.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
44.1% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 44.1%
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 Killarney Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 32.3%, followed by society and culture at 13.3% and engineering at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level, and there are 36 schools within 3km. Most are government-run (66.7%) and primarily focused on primary education (63.9%).
2.02
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
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).
469
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,138
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 Killarney Heights
36 schools — 16,874 students, average ICSEA 1,138.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Killarney Heights Public School, Killarney Heights | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 661 | 1,150 |
| Killarney Heights High School, Killarney Heights | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 969 | 1,132 |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 97 | 1,107 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Forestville | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 282 | 1,145 |
| Forestville Public School, Forestville | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 462 | 1,141 |
| Forestville Montessori School, Forestville | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 49 | 1,171 |
| Castle Cove Public School, Castle Cove | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 273 | 1,167 |
| Frenchs Forest Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 218 | 1,123 |
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Middle Cove | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 405 | 1,148 |
| Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 34 | 1,073 |
| The Forest High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 769 | 1,062 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| Roseville Public School, Roseville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 520 | 1,172 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Davidson High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 790 | 1,089 |
| Lindfield East Public School, East Lindfield | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 531 | 1,167 |
| Mimosa Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 562 | 1,119 |
| Seaforth Public School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 394 | 1,165 |
| Wakehurst Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 407 | 1,126 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| EOC Broken Bay, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 70 | 1,059 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 136 | 1,131 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus, Balgowlah | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,100 | 1,115 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| Roseville College, Roseville | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,060 | 1,191 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Balgowlah | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 232 | 1,168 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Kambora Public School, Davidson | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 32 | 1,101 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| Cromehurst School, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 60 | 1,098 |
| Killara High School, Killara | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,803 | 1,147 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Killarney Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12138/killarney-heights/topic/education