81.8% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.8%
- 2016: 77.2%
- 2021: 81.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wahroonga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wahroonga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have remained a defining feature of Wahroonga, where half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This far exceeds the national figure of 26.3%, marking it as one of the most highly qualified areas in the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are exceptionally high in Wahroonga, with 81.8% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% recorded for New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wahroonga, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the nation, as 50% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This includes 21.1% of residents who hold a postgraduate degree.
50.0% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
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 Wahroonga, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 28.6%, followed by society and culture at 14.1% and health at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While Wahroonga has 52 schools within 3km—one of the highest counts for such an area—there are only 2.71 schools per 1,000 children, which is lower than most areas.
2.71
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
52
Higher than 92% 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).
724
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,155
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 Wahroonga
52 schools — 37,656 students, average ICSEA 1,155.
By sector: Government 29 · Independent 15 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 13 · Combined 11
| Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 3,345 | 1,187 |
| Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 1,634 | 1,217 |
| Warrawee Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 622 | 1,170 |
| St Lucy's School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 246 | 1,104 |
| Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 262 | 1,156 |
| Wahroonga Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 508 | 1,156 |
| St Edmund's College, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 112 | 1,107 |
| Normanhurst Boys High School, Normanhurst | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 752 | 1,207 |
| St Leo's Catholic College, Wahroonga | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,055 | 1,113 |
| Loreto Normanhurst, Normanhurst | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,240 | 1,164 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 337 | 1,153 |
| Normanhurst Public School, Normanhurst | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 372 | 1,139 |
| Waitara Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 972 | 1,148 |
| Marri Mittigar School, Hornsby | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 28 | 984 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 633 | 1,161 |
| Northside Montessori School, Pymble | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 159 | 1,147 |
| Barker College, Hornsby | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 2,856 | 1,166 |
| Hornsby South Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 534 | 1,110 |
| Clarke Road School, Hornsby | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 61 | 1,063 |
| Pymble Public School, Pymble | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 519 | 1,176 |
| Hornsby Girls High School, Hornsby | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 722 | 1,209 |
| Turramurra Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 531 | 1,181 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Pymble | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 229 | 1,165 |
| Normanhurst West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 363 | 1,136 |
| Turramurra North Public School, North Turramurra | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 196 | 1,170 |
| Pymble Ladies' College, Pymble | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,501 | 1,178 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hornsby | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 21 | 1,105 |
| Asquith Boys High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 542 | 1,045 |
| Turramurra High School, South Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 987 | 1,118 |
| Asquith Girls High School, Asquith | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 669 | 1,082 |
| Thornleigh West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 477 | 1,142 |
| Asquith Public School, Asquith | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 384 | 1,102 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Asquith | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 223 | 1,124 |
| Epping North Public School, North Epping | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 382 | 1,174 |
| St Ives North Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 846 | 1,164 |
| West Pymble Public School, West Pymble | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 250 | 1,173 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, St Ives | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 221 | 1,141 |
| Masada College, St Ives | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 368 | 1,162 |
| Pennant Hills Public School, Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 490 | 1,143 |
| Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 937 | 1,148 |
| Ku-ring-gai High School, North Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 536 | 1,088 |
| St Agatha's Catholic Primary School, Pennant Hills | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 217 | 1,147 |
| Brigidine College St Ives, St Ives | Independent | Secondary | 5.1 km | 793 | 1,148 |
| Pennant Hills High School, Pennant Hills | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,131 | 1,109 |
| Epping Boys High School, Eastwood | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,493 | 1,117 |
| Cheltenham Girls High School, Beecroft | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 1,436 | 1,142 |
| Arden Anglican School, Beecroft | Independent | Primary | 5.5 km | 997 | 1,173 |
| Mount St Benedict College, Pennant Hills | Independent | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,331 | 1,147 |
| Beecroft Public School, Beecroft | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 837 | 1,187 |
| Epping Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 790 | 1,147 |
| Epping Heights Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 396 | 1,152 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 113 | 1,170 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wahroonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14103/wahroonga/topic/education