87.5% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.4%
- 2016: 84.0%
- 2021: 87.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warrawee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warrawee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of adults in Warrawee hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a community with some of the highest education levels in the country. This high achievement extends to school leavers, with 87.5% of residents completing Year 12. It is an area where advanced study and high academic attainment are very common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure of 58.8%, as 87.5% of people here finished Year 12. Only 1.9% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warrawee, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is highly qualified, with 55.8% holding a university degree. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, and 25.7% of residents have a postgraduate qualification.
55.8% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 55.8%
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 Warrawee, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce, which account for 32.7% of degrees. Other common fields include society and culture at 14% and health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in the region, though there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. Half of the schools are government run, with 30 schools located within 3km.
1.76
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
750
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,168
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 Warrawee
30 schools — 22,512 students, average ICSEA 1,168.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 10 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 10 · Secondary 5
| Warrawee Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 622 | 1,170 |
| Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 3,345 | 1,187 |
| St Lucy's School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 246 | 1,104 |
| Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,634 | 1,217 |
| Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 262 | 1,156 |
| Northside Montessori School, Pymble | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 159 | 1,147 |
| Wahroonga Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 508 | 1,156 |
| St Edmund's College, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 112 | 1,107 |
| Pymble Public School, Pymble | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 519 | 1,176 |
| Turramurra Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 531 | 1,181 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Pymble | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 229 | 1,165 |
| Normanhurst Boys High School, Normanhurst | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 752 | 1,207 |
| Loreto Normanhurst, Normanhurst | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,240 | 1,164 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 633 | 1,161 |
| St Leo's Catholic College, Wahroonga | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,055 | 1,113 |
| Normanhurst Public School, Normanhurst | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 372 | 1,139 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 337 | 1,153 |
| Pymble Ladies' College, Pymble | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 2,501 | 1,178 |
| Waitara Public School, Wahroonga | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 972 | 1,148 |
| Marri Mittigar School, Hornsby | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 28 | 984 |
| Turramurra North Public School, North Turramurra | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 196 | 1,170 |
| Hornsby South Public School, Hornsby | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 534 | 1,110 |
| Barker College, Hornsby | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,856 | 1,166 |
| Clarke Road School, Hornsby | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 61 | 1,063 |
| Hornsby Girls High School, Hornsby | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 722 | 1,209 |
| Turramurra High School, South Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 987 | 1,118 |
| Normanhurst West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 363 | 1,136 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School, West Pymble | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 104 | 1,174 |
| West Pymble Public School, West Pymble | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 250 | 1,173 |
| Epping North Public School, North Epping | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 382 | 1,174 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14183/warrawee/topic/education