83.3% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.6%
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lane Cove North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lane Cove North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap in academic achievement marks Lane Cove North, where over half of adults hold a university degree. This highly educated area sees 83.3% of residents completing Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%. It is a professional hub with a strong focus on high-level qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas. While only 58.9% of people in New South Wales finished Year 12, 83.3% of residents here did so, leaving very few people with a Year 9 education or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lane Cove North, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is very well qualified, with 54.9% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%, and includes 20.8% of the population who have a postgraduate degree.
54.9% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 54.9%
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 Lane Cove North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 29% of qualified residents. Other frequent fields of study include society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score among the highest for similar areas and are often much larger than most. While there are 44 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this level.
0.48
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Higher than 91% 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).
590
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,144
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 North
44 schools — 24,205 students, average ICSEA 1,144.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 10 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Aurora College, Lane Cove North | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | — | — |
| Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 803 | 1,152 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| The Children's House Montessori, North Ryde | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 8 | 1,110 |
| Roseville College, Roseville | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,060 | 1,191 |
| Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, East Ryde | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Lindfield Public School, Lindfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 584 | 1,162 |
| Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 409 | 1,145 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Truscott Street Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 265 | 1,144 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Ryde East Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 347 | 1,115 |
| Arndell School, North Ryde | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 17 | 1,011 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Lindfield Montessori Preschool, West Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 3 | — |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School, Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 98 | 1,164 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 259 | 1,168 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Roseville Public School, Roseville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 520 | 1,172 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, North Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 399 | 1,129 |
| Beaumont Road Public School, Killara | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 310 | 1,164 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Ryde Secondary College, Ryde | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,487 | 1,102 |
| North Ryde Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 316 | 1,123 |
| Holy Cross College, Ryde | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 786 | 1,065 |
| Northcross Christian School, Ryde | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 374 | 1,194 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lane Cove North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12276/lane-cove-north/topic/education