80.3% ▲ +111.9%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 75.4%
- 2021: 80.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lane Cove · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Lane Cove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Lane Cove hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. Over half of all adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and 80.3% of the population has completed Year 12. These figures have climbed sharply since 2011, marking the area as a highly educated hub.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 80.3% of people reaching this milestone. This is 21 points above the national figure and represents a huge increase of 42 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lane Cove, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 50.3% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion has jumped by 36 points over the last ten years, with postgraduate degrees held by 20% of residents.
50.3% ▲ +251.3%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 50.3%
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 Lane Cove, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 29.3%. Other frequent qualifications include society and culture at 13.2% and health at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 27 schools within 3km and an average school advantage score among the highest for similar areas. While school enrolments are larger than in 83% of similar places, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.70
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 71% 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).
13,874
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
555
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,132
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lane Cove
27 schools — 13,874 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 6 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| The Children's House Montessori, North Ryde | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 8 | 1,110 |
| Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, East Ryde | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | — | — |
| Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 409 | 1,145 |
| Ryde East Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 347 | 1,115 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Ryde Secondary College, Ryde | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,487 | 1,102 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Gladesville | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Holy Cross College, Ryde | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 786 | 1,065 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| St Charles Catholic Primary School, Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 579 | 1,118 |
| Gladesville Public School, Gladesville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 305 | 1,129 |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| Giant Steps Sydney, Gladesville | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 113 | 1,103 |
| Putney Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 357 | 1,114 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10044/lane-cove/topic/education