84.5% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.8%
- 2016: 80.5%
- 2021: 84.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Pymble · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Pymble
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than double the national average of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher in West Pymble. This is a highly educated area where 84.5% of residents finished Year 12, far above the Australian figure of 58.8%. These strong results are reflected in the local school system, which has some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very common here, with 84.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is 26 percentage points higher than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Pymble, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Over half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 43.9%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 20.7%.
51.5% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 51.5%
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 West Pymble, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most frequent fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 30%, while society and culture, health, and engineering each account for around 10% to 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
West Pymble has schools with much higher average sizes than most areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most of the 36 schools within 3km are government-run (58.3%) and primary schools (69.4%).
2.49
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).
521
Higher than 75% 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 West Pymble
36 schools — 18,243 students, average ICSEA 1,153.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 10 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 7 · Secondary 4
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School, West Pymble | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 104 | 1,174 |
| West Pymble Public School, West Pymble | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 250 | 1,173 |
| Gordon West Public School, Pymble | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 424 | 1,150 |
| Turramurra High School, South Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 987 | 1,118 |
| Killara Public School, Killara | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 273 | 1,148 |
| Macquarie University Special Education Centre, Macquarie University | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 47 | 1,074 |
| NextSense School, Macquarie Park | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 7 | 1,017 |
| Pymble Ladies' College, Pymble | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 2,501 | 1,178 |
| Beaumont Road Public School, Killara | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 310 | 1,164 |
| NextSense School - Spoken Language Program, Macquarie Park | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 22 | 977 |
| NextSense School - Sign Bilingual Program, Macquarie Park | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 17 | 1,001 |
| Lindfield Montessori Preschool, West Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 3 | — |
| Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,451 | 1,185 |
| Turramurra Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 531 | 1,181 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Pymble | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 229 | 1,165 |
| Epping Boys High School, Eastwood | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,493 | 1,117 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Marsfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 284 | 1,142 |
| Gordon East Public School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 195 | 1,163 |
| Northside Montessori School, Pymble | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 159 | 1,147 |
| Epping North Public School, North Epping | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 382 | 1,174 |
| Kent Road Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 1,007 | 1,133 |
| Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School, Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 98 | 1,164 |
| Truscott Street Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 265 | 1,144 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 259 | 1,168 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, North Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 399 | 1,129 |
| North Ryde Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 316 | 1,123 |
| Pymble Public School, Pymble | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 519 | 1,176 |
| Eastwood Heights Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 416 | 1,119 |
| Warrawee Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 622 | 1,170 |
| Epping Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 790 | 1,147 |
| Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 803 | 1,152 |
| Aurora College, Lane Cove North | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | — | — |
| Cromehurst School, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 60 | 1,098 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School, Wahroonga | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 633 | 1,161 |
| Lindfield Public School, Lindfield | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 584 | 1,162 |
| Killara High School, Killara | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,803 | 1,147 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Pymble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14267/west-pymble/topic/education