80.2% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 75.4%
- 2021: 80.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willoughby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Willoughby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 21 point gap separates Willoughby from the rest of the state in school completion and degree attainment. This is a highly educated area where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. Such high levels of schooling and qualification set the place apart from most other areas across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest in the region, with 80.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willoughby, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher at 48.8%, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Most of these are bachelor degrees (42.5%) or postgraduate degrees (19.4%).
48.8% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 48.8%
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 Willoughby, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 32.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in the area, though there are only 1.33 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas. Most students attend government schools (57.9%) and over half of the schools are primary institutions.
1.33
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 90% 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).
739
Higher than 92% 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 Willoughby
38 schools — 27,350 students, average ICSEA 1,166.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 10 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Middle Cove | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 405 | 1,148 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | — | — |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| Castle Cove Public School, Castle Cove | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 273 | 1,167 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Roseville Public School, Roseville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 520 | 1,172 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Roseville College, Roseville | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,060 | 1,191 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 423 | 1,162 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Beauty Point Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 205 | 1,154 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14320/willoughby/topic/education