84.4% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.2%
- 2016: 79.1%
- 2021: 84.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lane Cove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lane Cove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have continued to climb in Lane Cove, where over half of all adults now hold a university degree. This is one of the most qualified areas in the region, with schooling and degree rates far above national figures. It is a place where high academic achievement is the norm for most residents.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 84.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is 26 percentage points higher than the average for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lane Cove, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the country, with 55.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with postgraduate degrees making up 21.2% of the total.
55.3% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 55.3%
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 Lane Cove, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 30.8%, followed by society and culture at 13.7% and health at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in the region, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Government schools make up 59.2% of the sector.
1.25
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 92% 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).
718
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,150
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 Lane Cove
49 schools — 33,012 students, average ICSEA 1,150.
By sector: Government 29 · Independent 11 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 18 · Combined 8
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 409 | 1,145 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, East Ryde | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | — | — |
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| Aurora College, Lane Cove North | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 803 | 1,152 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| The Children's House Montessori, North Ryde | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 8 | 1,110 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Gladesville | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Ryde East Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 347 | 1,115 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| Gladesville Public School, Gladesville | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 305 | 1,129 |
| Arndell School, North Ryde | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 17 | 1,011 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Giant Steps Sydney, Gladesville | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 113 | 1,103 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Ryde Secondary College, Ryde | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,487 | 1,102 |
| Holy Cross College, Ryde | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 786 | 1,065 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12275/lane-cove/topic/education