61.6% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narrabeen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Narrabeen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees shape the local workforce in Narrabeen. Over 61% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. This high level of education is reflected in the strong proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is more common here than in most areas, with 61.6% of people finishing their final school year. This is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narrabeen, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 29.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This stands as a much higher rate of higher education than in most similar areas.
29.4% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 Narrabeen, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 24.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narrabeen has 17 schools within 3 km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
2.01
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
522
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,085
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narrabeen
17 schools — 8,880 students, average ICSEA 1,085.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Narrabeen | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 195 | 1,102 |
| Narrabeen Lakes Public School, Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 364 | 1,091 |
| Elanora Heights Public School, Elanora Heights | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 387 | 1,087 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Narrabeen Sports High School, North Narrabeen | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 794 | 1,042 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| Narrabeen North Public School, North Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 580 | 1,076 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Mater Maria Catholic College, Warriewood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,098 | 1,085 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 4 | — |
| Mona Vale Public School, Mona Vale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 671 | 1,096 |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 511 | 1,059 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narrabeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12911/narrabeen/topic/education