87.9% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.1%
- 2016: 81.4%
- 2021: 87.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Middle Cove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Middle Cove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of academic achievement defines Middle Cove, where 87.9% of residents have completed Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as one of the most educated in the region. The community is characterized by a very strong presence of university-educated professionals.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the state and national figures, with 87.9% of people finishing Year 12. Only 1.7% of residents left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Middle Cove, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
More than half of adults hold a university degree, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This includes 46.6% with a bachelor degree and 22.2% with a postgraduate qualification.
56.1% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 56.1%
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 Middle Cove, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 28.1%, followed by society and culture at 18.5% and health at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Middle Cove has a high school advantage score and an average school size of 629, which is much higher than most areas. There are 27 schools within 3 km, with 66.7% being government schools.
3.72
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
629
Higher than 87% 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 Middle Cove
27 schools — 16,990 students, average ICSEA 1,150.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Middle Cove | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 405 | 1,148 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Castle Cove Public School, Castle Cove | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 273 | 1,167 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Killarney Heights Public School, Killarney Heights | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 661 | 1,150 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| Killarney Heights High School, Killarney Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 969 | 1,132 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Roseville Public School, Roseville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 520 | 1,172 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Roseville College, Roseville | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,060 | 1,191 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 97 | 1,107 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Forestville Public School, Forestville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 462 | 1,141 |
| Beauty Point Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 205 | 1,154 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| Seaforth Public School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 394 | 1,165 |
| Lindfield East Public School, East Lindfield | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 531 | 1,167 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus, Balgowlah | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,100 | 1,115 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Middle Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12613/middle-cove/topic/education