86.9% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.1%
- 2016: 83.6%
- 2021: 86.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Leonards · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Leonards
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement define daily life in St Leonards, where 66.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most highly qualified places in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 86.9% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Leonards, Year 12 is the majority at 92%; Year 10 is next at 4%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is far above the national average for higher education, with 66.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This includes 46.9% with a bachelor degree and 25.2% with a postgraduate degree.
66.3% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 66.3%
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 Leonards, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Postgraduate degree is next at 28%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications here are in management and commerce at 32.9%, followed by society and culture at 13.4%. Health, engineering, and IT also make up significant shares of the local expertise.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 36 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged, with government schools making up half of the sector.
2.53
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
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).
844
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,166
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 Leonards
36 schools — 29,537 students, average ICSEA 1,166.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 11 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 13 · Combined 6
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 0.2 km | — | — |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 0.4 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13657/st-leonards/topic/education