83.6% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 76.9%
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 83.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willoughby · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Willoughby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Willoughby hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most highly qualified places in the region. The community's commitment to learning is evident in both the high number of university graduates and the fact that most residents have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very common here, with 83.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is 25 points higher than the typical Australian and New South Wales figures, and the rate has risen by 6.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willoughby, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 53.7% of adults have a university degree, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This high level of qualification has grown over the last decade, rising 9.7 points since 2011.
53.7% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 53.7%
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 Willoughby, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 31.9% of residents. Other frequent fields of study include society and culture at 14.8% and health at 9.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically larger than in most other areas, with an average size of 711 students. While the area has an advantage score among the highest for its level, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in many similar places.
0.94
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 68% 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).
10,671
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
711
Higher than 85% 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 Willoughby
15 schools — 10,671 students, average ICSEA 1,146.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Middle Cove | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 405 | 1,148 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 714 | 1,143 |
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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/sed/SED10090/willoughby/topic/education