82.4% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.8%
- 2016: 75.4%
- 2021: 82.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Manly · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Manly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning and degrees shape daily life in Manly, where over half of adults hold a university degree. This is a highly educated community with school completion rates and university qualifications that sit far above the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest in the region, with 82.4% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Manly, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is very common here, as 55.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% national average.
55.3% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 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 Manly, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Postgraduate degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 30.9%, followed by society and culture at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 616 students and a high advantage score. While there are 25 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
2.28
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
616
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,142
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 Manly
25 schools — 14,167 students, average ICSEA 1,142.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| St Paul's Catholic College, Manly | Catholic | Secondary | 0.2 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Manly Village Public School, Manly | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 532 | 1,151 |
| Royal Far West School, Manly | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | — | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Manly | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 330 | 1,159 |
| Stella Maris College, Manly | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,006 | 1,135 |
| Manly West Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 761 | 1,147 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| Balgowlah Heights Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 651 | 1,177 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Balgowlah | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 232 | 1,168 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 163 | 1,134 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 881 | 1,137 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus, Balgowlah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,100 | 1,115 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| Seaforth Public School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 394 | 1,165 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12485/manly/topic/education