82.4% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 74.3%
- 2016: 78.2%
- 2021: 82.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Davidson · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Davidson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all adults in Davidson hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing the area among the most qualified in the country. This high level of education is reflected in the fact that over 82% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose by 8.1 points since 2011 to reach 82.4%. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Davidson, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is 21 points above the state average. This figure grew from 38.5% in 2011 to 49.0% in 2021.
49.0% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 49.0%
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 Davidson, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 31.7%, followed by society and culture at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Davidson has more schools within 3 km than about 85% of similar areas, with 14,710 total enrolments. Government schools make up the largest sector at 58.8%.
2.07
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 83% of state electorate 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).
14,710
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
446
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,146
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Davidson
34 schools — 14,710 students, average ICSEA 1,146.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 10 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 22 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Mimosa Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 562 | 1,119 |
| Davidson High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 790 | 1,089 |
| Wakehurst Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 407 | 1,126 |
| EOC Broken Bay, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 70 | 1,059 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 136 | 1,131 |
| Kambora Public School, Davidson | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 32 | 1,101 |
| Belrose Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 186 | 1,111 |
| Frenchs Forest Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 218 | 1,123 |
| John Colet School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 275 | 1,210 |
| Forestville Montessori School, Forestville | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 49 | 1,171 |
| Covenant Christian School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 884 | 1,155 |
| Yanginanook School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 65 | 1,051 |
| Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 180 | 1,092 |
| St Ives Park Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 143 | 1,113 |
| Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School, St Ives | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 75 | 983 |
| Killara High School, Killara | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,803 | 1,147 |
| Lindfield East Public School, East Lindfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 531 | 1,167 |
| St Ives High School, St Ives | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,756 | 1,125 |
| St Ives Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 465 | 1,155 |
| Brigidine College St Ives, St Ives | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 793 | 1,148 |
| Masada College, St Ives | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 368 | 1,162 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, St Ives | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 221 | 1,141 |
| Castle Cove Public School, Castle Cove | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 273 | 1,167 |
| Gordon East Public School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 195 | 1,163 |
| Roseville Public School, Roseville | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 520 | 1,172 |
| St Ives North Public School, St Ives | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 846 | 1,164 |
| Cromehurst School, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 60 | 1,098 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 259 | 1,168 |
| Roseville College, Roseville | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 1,060 | 1,191 |
| Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School, Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 5.7 km | 98 | 1,164 |
| Lindfield Public School, Lindfield | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 584 | 1,162 |
| Lindfield Montessori Preschool, West Lindfield | Independent | Primary | 7.0 km | 3 | — |
| Lindfield Learning Village, Lindfield | Government | Combined | 7.0 km | 803 | 1,152 |
| Aurora College, Lane Cove North | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Davidson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10024/davidson/topic/education