75.6% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Curl Curl · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Curl Curl
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 75% of residents in North Curl Curl have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong trend toward university degrees, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 75.6% of people here completed Year 12, a result far above the 58.8% national average and among the highest for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Curl Curl, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is very common, with 40.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% figure for Australia.
40.5% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 40.5%
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 North Curl Curl, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 29.3%, followed by society and culture at 12.5% and engineering at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than usual and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region. While there are 26 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
2.10
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
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).
588
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,123
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 North Curl Curl
26 schools — 14,705 students, average ICSEA 1,123.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Curl Curl North Public School, North Curl Curl | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 699 | 1,116 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 178 | 1,085 |
| Stewart House School, Curl Curl | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | — | — |
| Harbord Public School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 881 | 1,137 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus, Freshwater | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 647 | 1,098 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 163 | 1,134 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 4 | — |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Stella Maris College, Manly | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,006 | 1,135 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 406 | 1,138 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Curl Curl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12998/north-curl-curl/topic/education