84.1% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.5%
- 2016: 80.7%
- 2021: 84.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Ives · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Ives
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of education than almost any other similar area define St Ives. More than half of adults here hold a university degree, and 84.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high at 84.1%, which is 25 percentage points above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Ives, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 50.6% of adults, a figure far above the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. This includes 41.6% with a bachelor degree and 22.5% with a postgraduate qualification.
50.6% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 50.6%
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 St Ives, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 33.2%, followed by society and culture at 12.5% and health at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the most advantaged in the region and are much larger than most areas, with 47 schools within 3km. Government schools make up 46.8% of the sector, while independent schools account for 40.4%.
2.12
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
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).
533
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,153
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 St Ives
47 schools — 25,037 students, average ICSEA 1,153.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 19 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 13 · Secondary 5
| Brigidine College St Ives, St Ives | Independent | Secondary | 0.4 km | 793 | 1,148 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, St Ives | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 221 | 1,141 |
| Masada College, St Ives | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 368 | 1,162 |
| St Ives Park Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 143 | 1,113 |
| St Ives North Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 846 | 1,164 |
| Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School, St Ives | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 75 | 983 |
| St Ives Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 465 | 1,155 |
| St Ives High School, St Ives | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,756 | 1,125 |
| Turramurra North Public School, North Turramurra | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 196 | 1,170 |
| Gordon East Public School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 195 | 1,163 |
| Pymble Public School, Pymble | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 519 | 1,176 |
| Kambora Public School, Davidson | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 32 | 1,101 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 136 | 1,131 |
| Northside Montessori School, Pymble | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 159 | 1,147 |
| EOC Broken Bay, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 70 | 1,059 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Pymble | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 229 | 1,165 |
| Killara High School, Killara | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,803 | 1,147 |
| Mimosa Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 562 | 1,119 |
| Wahroonga Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 508 | 1,156 |
| Davidson High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 790 | 1,089 |
| Ku-ring-gai High School, North Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 536 | 1,088 |
| Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,451 | 1,185 |
| John Colet School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 275 | 1,210 |
| Pymble Ladies' College, Pymble | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 2,501 | 1,178 |
| St Edmund's College, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 112 | 1,107 |
| Belrose Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 186 | 1,111 |
| Yanginanook School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 65 | 1,051 |
| Covenant Christian School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 884 | 1,155 |
| Warrawee Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 622 | 1,170 |
| Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 180 | 1,092 |
| Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 262 | 1,156 |
| St Lucy's School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 246 | 1,104 |
| Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 3,345 | 1,187 |
| Wakehurst Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 407 | 1,126 |
| Gordon West Public School, Pymble | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 424 | 1,150 |
| Lindfield East Public School, East Lindfield | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 531 | 1,167 |
| Killara Public School, Killara | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 273 | 1,148 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 259 | 1,168 |
| Cromehurst School, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 60 | 1,098 |
| A.G.B.U. Alexander Primary School, Duffys Forest | Independent | Primary | 5.6 km | 78 | 962 |
| Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School, Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 5.6 km | 98 | 1,164 |
| Forestville Public School, Forestville | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 462 | 1,141 |
| Forestville Montessori School, Forestville | Independent | Primary | 5.9 km | 49 | 1,171 |
| German International School Sydney, Terrey Hills | Independent | Combined | 6.0 km | 380 | 1,158 |
| Kinma School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Primary | 6.1 km | 67 | 1,096 |
| Sydney Japanese International School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Primary | 6.1 km | 190 | 1,137 |
| Northern Beaches Christian School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 1,228 | 1,134 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Ives [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13654/st-ives/topic/education