75.2% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 75.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Ryde · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Ryde
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in North Ryde hold university degrees than the national average, creating a highly educated local population. This gap is clear in the qualifications data, where 45.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for the area, with 75.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Ryde, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Highly qualified residents are common here, and 20.1% of the population holds a postgraduate degree. Bachelor degrees are the most typical qualification, held by 38.6% of adults.
45.6% ▲ +68.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In North Ryde, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Certificate III / IV (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most frequent, at 28.4%. Engineering and related fields follow at 13.5%, with society and culture at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
North Ryde has some of the largest schools and the highest average school advantage scores. However, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.68
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
62
Higher than 94% 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).
541
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,131
Higher than 98% 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 Ryde
62 schools — 32,487 students, average ICSEA 1,131.
By sector: Government 34 · Independent 14 · Catholic 14
By type: Primary 44 · Secondary 11 · Combined 7
| Truscott Street Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 265 | 1,144 |
| The Children's House Montessori, North Ryde | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 8 | 1,110 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, North Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 399 | 1,129 |
| Arndell School, North Ryde | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 17 | 1,011 |
| North Ryde Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 316 | 1,123 |
| Ryde East Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 347 | 1,115 |
| Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, East Ryde | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | — | — |
| Northcross Christian School, Ryde | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 374 | 1,194 |
| Ryde Secondary College, Ryde | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,487 | 1,102 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| Smalls Road Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 494 | 1,114 |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Kent Road Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 1,007 | 1,133 |
| Lindfield Montessori Preschool, West Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 3 | — |
| Aurora College, Lane Cove North | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | — | — |
| Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 803 | 1,152 |
| Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 409 | 1,145 |
| Beaumont Road Public School, Killara | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 310 | 1,164 |
| Holy Cross College, Ryde | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 786 | 1,065 |
| Ryde Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 497 | 1,096 |
| St Charles Catholic Primary School, Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 579 | 1,118 |
| NextSense School, Macquarie Park | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 7 | 1,017 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Marsfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 284 | 1,142 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Gladesville | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Denistone East Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 790 | 1,127 |
| Macquarie University Special Education Centre, Macquarie University | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 47 | 1,074 |
| NextSense School - Spoken Language Program, Macquarie Park | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 22 | 977 |
| NextSense School - Sign Bilingual Program, Macquarie Park | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 17 | 1,001 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Denistone | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 131 | 1,095 |
| Killara Public School, Killara | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 273 | 1,148 |
| Putney Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 357 | 1,114 |
| Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School, Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 98 | 1,164 |
| West Pymble Public School, West Pymble | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 250 | 1,173 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| Lindfield Public School, Lindfield | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 584 | 1,162 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Eastwood Heights Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 416 | 1,119 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 259 | 1,168 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School, West Pymble | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 104 | 1,174 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Gladesville Public School, Gladesville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 305 | 1,129 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Marsden High School, Meadowbank | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,298 | 1,050 |
| Meadowbank Public School, Meadowbank | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 642 | 1,095 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Italian Bilingual School, Meadowbank | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 111 | 1,142 |
| Epping Boys High School, Eastwood | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,493 | 1,117 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Cromehurst School, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 60 | 1,098 |
| Roseville College, Roseville | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,060 | 1,191 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Meadowbank | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 420 | 1,125 |
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| West Ryde Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 512 | 1,117 |
| Turramurra High School, South Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 987 | 1,118 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| Eastwood Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 701 | 1,108 |
| Epping Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 790 | 1,147 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Eastwood | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 373 | 1,115 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13015/north-ryde/topic/education