79.8% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 77.2%
- 2021: 79.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pennant Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pennant Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement define daily life in Pennant Hills, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This is a highly qualified community with school completion rates far exceeding the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 80% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. This is among the highest levels of school completion for any similar area.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pennant Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common here, with 48.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%, and includes a significant 20.5% who have a postgraduate degree.
48.7% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 48.7%
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 Pennant Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 25.7%, followed by society and culture at 12.9% and engineering at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pennant Hills has a high average school advantage score and schools that are much larger than most areas. While there are 43 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other places.
2.31
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 91% 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).
642
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,147
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 Pennant Hills
43 schools — 27,613 students, average ICSEA 1,147.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 12 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 10 · Combined 8
| Pennant Hills Public School, Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 490 | 1,143 |
| St Agatha's Catholic Primary School, Pennant Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 217 | 1,147 |
| Thornleigh West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 477 | 1,142 |
| Pennant Hills High School, Pennant Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,131 | 1,109 |
| Arden Anglican School, Beecroft | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 997 | 1,173 |
| Mount St Benedict College, Pennant Hills | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,331 | 1,147 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 633 | 1,161 |
| Beecroft Public School, Beecroft | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 837 | 1,187 |
| Normanhurst West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 363 | 1,136 |
| Cheltenham Girls High School, Beecroft | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,436 | 1,142 |
| Normanhurst Public School, Normanhurst | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 372 | 1,139 |
| West Pennant Hills Public School, West Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 510 | 1,134 |
| Loreto Normanhurst, Normanhurst | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,240 | 1,164 |
| Normanhurst Boys High School, Normanhurst | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 752 | 1,207 |
| Epping North Public School, North Epping | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 382 | 1,174 |
| Epping Heights Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 396 | 1,152 |
| Hornsby South Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 534 | 1,110 |
| Clarke Road School, Hornsby | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 61 | 1,063 |
| Cherrybrook Public School, Cherrybrook | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 886 | 1,164 |
| St Leo's Catholic College, Wahroonga | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,055 | 1,113 |
| Turramurra Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 531 | 1,181 |
| Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,634 | 1,217 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 113 | 1,170 |
| Tangara School for Girls, Cherrybrook | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 771 | 1,141 |
| Roselea Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 306 | 1,112 |
| Epping Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 790 | 1,147 |
| John Purchase Public School, Cherrybrook | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 550 | 1,168 |
| Carlingford High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,772 | 1,111 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Carlingford | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 262 | 1,140 |
| Cherrybrook Technology High School, Cherrybrook | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 2,098 | 1,146 |
| Sydney Science College, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 20 | 1,140 |
| Warrawee Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 622 | 1,170 |
| Karonga School, Epping | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 89 | 1,030 |
| Epping West Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 994 | 1,131 |
| Turramurra High School, South Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 987 | 1,118 |
| Epping Boys High School, Eastwood | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,493 | 1,117 |
| NextSense School - Spoken Language Program, Macquarie Park | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 22 | 977 |
| NextSense School - Sign Bilingual Program, Macquarie Park | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 17 | 1,001 |
| Macquarie University Special Education Centre, Macquarie University | Independent | Primary | 5.0 km | 47 | 1,074 |
| NextSense School, Macquarie Park | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 7 | 1,017 |
| Warrah Specialist School, Dural | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 34 | 1,065 |
| West Pymble Public School, West Pymble | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 250 | 1,173 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School, West Pymble | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 104 | 1,174 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pennant Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13194/pennant-hills/topic/education