59.9% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narraweena · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Narraweena
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Strong educational attainment shapes daily life in Narraweena, where nearly 60% of residents have finished Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas, creating a well-qualified local population. While many hold high-level degrees, the area is also defined by a high number of practical trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of people here completed Year 12, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. This level of school completion is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narraweena, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About one in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average. Certificates III and IV are also common, held by 25.4% of residents.
24.6% ▲ +59.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Narraweena splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%. Other frequent qualifications include society and culture, health, and architecture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narraweena has some of the most advantaged schools in the region, though there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. Most students attend government schools (64.3%), and the typical school size is much larger than in most other areas.
2.25
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
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).
557
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,122
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 Narraweena
28 schools — 15,038 students, average ICSEA 1,122.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 5 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 0.4 km | 4 | — |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| Oxford Falls Grammar School, Oxford Falls | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 881 | 1,137 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 34 | 1,073 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 163 | 1,134 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 141 | 1,122 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narraweena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12919/narraweena/topic/education