77.5% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 77.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Ryde · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Ryde
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 45% of adults in West Ryde hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected across the board, with schooling and degree attainment far exceeding both state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 77.5%, which is far above the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Ryde, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified at this level, with a typical resident much more likely to hold a university degree than those in the rest of the state.
44.6% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 44.6%
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 West Ryde, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 27.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 50 schools within 3 km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The typical school is larger than usual, and 68% are government-run.
1.36
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
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).
457
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,104
Higher than 92% 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 Ryde
50 schools — 22,392 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 11 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 11 · Combined 3
| West Ryde Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 512 | 1,117 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Meadowbank | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 420 | 1,125 |
| Meadowbank Public School, Meadowbank | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 642 | 1,095 |
| Marsden High School, Meadowbank | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,298 | 1,050 |
| Italian Bilingual School, Meadowbank | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 111 | 1,142 |
| Ermington Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 472 | 1,117 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Denistone | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 131 | 1,095 |
| Melrose Park Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 163 | 1,087 |
| Eastwood Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 701 | 1,108 |
| Denistone East Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 790 | 1,127 |
| Wentworth Point Public School, Wentworth Point | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 672 | 1,045 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Eastwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 373 | 1,115 |
| Wentworth Point High School, Wentworth Point | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 188 | 1,062 |
| Marist College Eastwood, Eastwood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 976 | 1,119 |
| Ryde Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 497 | 1,096 |
| Ermington West Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 104 | 1,022 |
| Smalls Road Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 494 | 1,114 |
| Northcross Christian School, Ryde | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 374 | 1,194 |
| Yates Avenue Public School, Dundas Valley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 155 | 1,040 |
| Rydalmere East Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 104 | 1,007 |
| Eastwood Heights Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 416 | 1,119 |
| St Charles Catholic Primary School, Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 579 | 1,118 |
| Kent Road Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 1,007 | 1,133 |
| Ngarala Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 380 | 1,118 |
| Putney Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 357 | 1,114 |
| Rivendell School, Concord West | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 65 | 1,095 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Marsfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 284 | 1,142 |
| Ryde Secondary College, Ryde | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,487 | 1,102 |
| St Patrick's Marist College, Dundas | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,070 | 1,089 |
| Holy Cross College, Ryde | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 786 | 1,065 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Dundas Valley | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 188 | 1,083 |
| North Ryde Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 316 | 1,123 |
| Sydney Science College, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 20 | 1,140 |
| Concord West Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 414 | 1,093 |
| Rydalmere Public School, Rydalmere | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 151 | 1,018 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, North Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 399 | 1,129 |
| Arndell School, North Ryde | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 17 | 1,011 |
| Ryde East Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 347 | 1,115 |
| Gateway Community High, Carlingford | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 74 | 1,070 |
| Telopea Public School, Telopea | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 139 | 991 |
| Carlingford Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 644 | 1,109 |
| Epping West Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 994 | 1,131 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Rydalmere | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 377 | 1,079 |
| Dundas Public School, Dundas | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| The Children's House Montessori, North Ryde | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 8 | 1,110 |
| Karonga School, Epping | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 89 | 1,030 |
| Truscott Street Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 265 | 1,144 |
| Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, East Ryde | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | — | — |
| James Ruse Agricultural High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 857 | 1,222 |
| Cumberland High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,173 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14268/west-ryde/topic/education