87.9% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.1%
- 2016: 84.4%
- 2021: 87.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Longueville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Longueville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of all adults in Longueville hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the country. This high level of achievement is reflected in school completion rates that sit far above both state and national figures. The local profile is defined by a strong emphasis on advanced education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 88% of residents completed Year 12, which is 29 percentage points higher than the typical New South Wales or Australian result.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Longueville, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for tertiary education, with 57.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
57.4% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 Longueville, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Postgraduate degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Most degrees held by residents are in management and commerce (31.6%), followed by society and culture at 18.9% and health at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Longueville is close to 34 schools, more than most similar areas. Local schools have a high average advantage score and an average size of 712 students.
34
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).
712
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,153
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 Longueville
34 schools — 23,512 students, average ICSEA 1,153.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 13 · Combined 2
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | — | — |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 409 | 1,145 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 310 | 1,156 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 427 | 1,137 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 507 | 1,162 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Longueville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12394/longueville/topic/education