68.8% ▲ +63.2%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pittwater · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Pittwater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 10 percentage points more people in Pittwater finished Year 12 than the national average. This is a highly educated area where university degrees are common and school advantage scores are much higher than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very strong here, with 68.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This figure is well above the New South Wales average of 58.9% and has risen by 27 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pittwater, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 32.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and represents a 19 point increase since 2011.
32.7% ▲ +137.5%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 32.7%
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 Pittwater, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.9%, followed by society and culture at 11.5% and engineering at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,092, which is much higher than most areas. There are 22 schools within 3km, with half of the sector being government-run.
1.68
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 57% 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).
10,476
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
476
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,092
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pittwater
22 schools — 10,476 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 7 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Galstaun College, Ingleside | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 328 | 1,046 |
| Terrey Hills Public School, Terrey Hills | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 183 | 1,100 |
| Mater Maria Catholic College, Warriewood | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,098 | 1,085 |
| Pittwater High School, Mona Vale | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 881 | 1,071 |
| Kinma School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Primary | 5.3 km | 67 | 1,096 |
| Northern Beaches Christian School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,228 | 1,134 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mona Vale | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 417 | 1,104 |
| Mona Vale Public School, Mona Vale | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 671 | 1,096 |
| Sydney Japanese International School, Terrey Hills | Independent | Primary | 5.6 km | 190 | 1,137 |
| German International School Sydney, Terrey Hills | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 380 | 1,158 |
| Bilgola Plateau Public School, Bilgola Plateau | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 344 | 1,121 |
| Newport Public School, Newport | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 556 | 1,093 |
| A.G.B.U. Alexander Primary School, Duffys Forest | Independent | Primary | 6.8 km | 78 | 962 |
| Elanora Heights Public School, Elanora Heights | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 387 | 1,087 |
| Avalon Public School, Avalon Beach | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 666 | 1,094 |
| Narrabeen North Public School, North Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 580 | 1,076 |
| Narrabeen Sports High School, North Narrabeen | Government | Secondary | 7.3 km | 794 | 1,042 |
| Maria Regina Catholic Primary School, Avalon Beach | Catholic | Primary | 7.5 km | 154 | 1,102 |
| Barrenjoey High School, Avalon Beach | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 865 | 1,081 |
| Barrenjoey Montessori School, Avalon | Independent | Primary | 7.8 km | 50 | 1,115 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Narrabeen | Catholic | Primary | 8.5 km | 195 | 1,102 |
| Narrabeen Lakes Public School, Narrabeen | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 364 | 1,091 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pittwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10067/pittwater/topic/education