65.9% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mona Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mona Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 66% of residents in Mona Vale have completed Year 12, a figure that is well above the national and state averages. This is a highly educated area where a large proportion of adults hold university degrees. These trends are reflected in the local schools, which have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 65.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is 7 percentage points higher than the typical figure for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mona Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 29.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, and a little above the state average.
29.7% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 Mona Vale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.8%. Society and culture, health, and education also make up significant shares of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mona Vale has 11 schools within 3km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. While the schools are much larger and more advantaged than most, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other areas.
1.67
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
568
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mona Vale
11 schools — 6,251 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Mona Vale Public School, Mona Vale | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 671 | 1,096 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mona Vale | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 417 | 1,104 |
| Pittwater High School, Mona Vale | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 881 | 1,071 |
| Mater Maria Catholic College, Warriewood | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,098 | 1,085 |
| Newport Public School, Newport | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 556 | 1,093 |
| Narrabeen North Public School, North Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 580 | 1,076 |
| Narrabeen Sports High School, North Narrabeen | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 794 | 1,042 |
| Elanora Heights Public School, Elanora Heights | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 387 | 1,087 |
| Bilgola Plateau Public School, Bilgola Plateau | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 344 | 1,121 |
| Galstaun College, Ingleside | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 328 | 1,046 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Narrabeen | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 195 | 1,102 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mona Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12683/mona-vale/topic/education