84.6% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.5%
- 2016: 80.3%
- 2021: 84.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lane Cove West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lane Cove West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees have become even more prominent in Lane Cove West since 2011. More than half of all adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 84.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 26 points higher than the average for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lane Cove West, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is very high, as 51.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the state average of 27.8%, with postgraduate degrees held by 19.3% of the population.
51.9% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 51.9%
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 West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 30.3%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and engineering at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 592 students. While there are 40 schools within 3km, there are actually much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.51
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 90% 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).
592
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,136
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 West
40 schools — 21,904 students, average ICSEA 1,136.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 9 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 409 | 1,145 |
| Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, East Ryde | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | — | — |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| The Children's House Montessori, North Ryde | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 8 | 1,110 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| Ryde East Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 347 | 1,115 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Gladesville | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Aurora College, Lane Cove North | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Arndell School, North Ryde | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 17 | 1,011 |
| Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 803 | 1,152 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Truscott Street Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 265 | 1,144 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Ryde Secondary College, Ryde | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,487 | 1,102 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Holy Cross College, Ryde | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 786 | 1,065 |
| Gladesville Public School, Gladesville | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 305 | 1,129 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, North Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 399 | 1,129 |
| Giant Steps Sydney, Gladesville | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 113 | 1,103 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| St Charles Catholic Primary School, Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 579 | 1,118 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | — | — |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| North Ryde Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 316 | 1,123 |
| Northcross Christian School, Ryde | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 374 | 1,194 |
| Lindfield Montessori Preschool, West Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 3 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lane Cove West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12277/lane-cove-west/topic/education