89.9% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.9%
- 2016: 82.3%
- 2021: 89.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Northwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Northwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees define Northwood, where nearly 90% of residents completed Year 12. This is far above both the state and national figures, marking the area as one of the most highly educated in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 90% of people here finished Year 12, which is 31 percentage points higher than the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Northwood, Year 12 is the majority at 92%; Year 10 is next at 4%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common, with 59.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with a typical resident likely to have a bachelor or postgraduate degree.
59.8% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 59.8%
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 Northwood, Bachelor degree is the majority at 54%; Postgraduate degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 29.5%, followed by society and culture at 19.0% and health at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Northwood has access to 31 schools within 3km, a number among the largest for similar areas. Most of these are government schools, and the average school size is among the highest at 754 students.
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).
754
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,160
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 Northwood
31 schools — 22,607 students, average ICSEA 1,160.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 7 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 11 · Combined 3
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | — | — |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 714 | 1,143 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Northwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13034/northwood/topic/education