66.4% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Narrabeen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Narrabeen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 66.4% of adults in North Narrabeen have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by strong tertiary achievement, with nearly 30% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is much higher than in most areas, sitting at 66.4%, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Narrabeen, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.2% of the population, a figure that is a little above both the state and national averages.
29.2% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →North Narrabeen splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (23.5%), followed by engineering and related fields at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While the area has a small number of schools per child, the 14 schools within 3km are larger and have advantage scores much higher than most areas.
1.53
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
579
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,089
Higher than 89% 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 Narrabeen
14 schools — 8,102 students, average ICSEA 1,089.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Narrabeen Sports High School, North Narrabeen | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 794 | 1,042 |
| Narrabeen North Public School, North Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 580 | 1,076 |
| Elanora Heights Public School, Elanora Heights | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 387 | 1,087 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Narrabeen | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 195 | 1,102 |
| Narrabeen Lakes Public School, Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 364 | 1,091 |
| Mater Maria Catholic College, Warriewood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,098 | 1,085 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Mona Vale Public School, Mona Vale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 671 | 1,096 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mona Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 417 | 1,104 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Galstaun College, Ingleside | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 328 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Narrabeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13009/north-narrabeen/topic/education