82.2% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 80.4%
- 2021: 82.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Wahroonga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Wahroonga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of education than most similar areas define North Wahroonga, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This strong academic profile is reflected in the local schooling and the high proportion of residents who completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 82.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 23 percentage points higher than the average across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Wahroonga, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 49.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
49.4% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 49.4%
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 North Wahroonga, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 31.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in similar areas, with 31 schools located within 3km. About half are government schools, while 29% are independent.
31
Higher than 89% 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).
689
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,157
Higher than 99% 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 Wahroonga
31 schools — 21,353 students, average ICSEA 1,157.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 9 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 8 · Secondary 7
| Asquith Girls High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 669 | 1,082 |
| St Edmund's College, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 112 | 1,107 |
| Asquith Public School, Asquith | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 384 | 1,102 |
| Wahroonga Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 508 | 1,156 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Asquith | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 223 | 1,124 |
| Ku-ring-gai High School, North Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 536 | 1,088 |
| Waitara Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 972 | 1,148 |
| Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 262 | 1,156 |
| St Lucy's School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 246 | 1,104 |
| Turramurra North Public School, North Turramurra | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 196 | 1,170 |
| Asquith Boys High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 542 | 1,045 |
| Mount Colah Public School, Mount Colah | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 442 | 1,098 |
| Hornsby Girls High School, Hornsby | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 722 | 1,209 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 337 | 1,153 |
| Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 3,345 | 1,187 |
| St Leo's Catholic College, Wahroonga | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,055 | 1,113 |
| Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,634 | 1,217 |
| Marri Mittigar School, Hornsby | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 28 | 984 |
| Barker College, Hornsby | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 2,856 | 1,166 |
| Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 937 | 1,148 |
| Clarke Road School, Hornsby | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 61 | 1,063 |
| Warrawee Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 622 | 1,170 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hornsby | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 21 | 1,105 |
| Hornsby South Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 534 | 1,110 |
| Loreto Normanhurst, Normanhurst | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,240 | 1,164 |
| St Ives North Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 846 | 1,164 |
| Normanhurst Boys High School, Normanhurst | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 752 | 1,207 |
| Pymble Public School, Pymble | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 519 | 1,176 |
| Normanhurst Public School, Normanhurst | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 372 | 1,139 |
| Northside Montessori School, Pymble | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 159 | 1,147 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, St Ives | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 221 | 1,141 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Wahroonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13025/north-wahroonga/topic/education