74.7% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 74.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Colah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Colah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 75% of adults in Mount Colah have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where many residents hold university degrees or professional certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The area is among the highest in the region for school completion, with 74.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 16 percentage points higher than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Colah, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 37.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average, and the most typical high-level qualification is a bachelor degree at 34.9%.
37.7% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 37.7%
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 Mount Colah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level, with 13 schools within 3km. While the average school size of 500 is higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
1.29
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
500
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,121
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Colah
13 schools — 6,000 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Mount Kuring-gai Public School, Mount Kuring-Gai | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 132 | 1,083 |
| Mount Colah Public School, Mount Colah | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 442 | 1,098 |
| Gibberagong Environmental Education Centre, North Turramurra | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Asquith Public School, Asquith | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 384 | 1,102 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Asquith | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 223 | 1,124 |
| Asquith Girls High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 669 | 1,082 |
| Hornsby Heights Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 420 | 1,104 |
| Ku-ring-gai High School, North Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 536 | 1,088 |
| Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 937 | 1,148 |
| Asquith Boys High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 542 | 1,045 |
| Waitara Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 972 | 1,148 |
| Hornsby Girls High School, Hornsby | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 722 | 1,209 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hornsby | Independent | Primary | 5.7 km | 21 | 1,105 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Colah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12761/mount-colah/topic/education