82.0% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 74.9%
- 2021: 82.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waverley · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Waverley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly qualified residents shape daily life in Waverley, where over half of all adults hold a university degree. This is a community with a very strong academic profile, far exceeding both state and national figures for higher education and school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 82% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%. This rate has risen 11 points since 2011, making it one of the highest levels of school completion for areas of this size.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waverley, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common here, with 52% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and represents a 12 point increase since 2011.
52.0% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 52.0%
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 Waverley, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Postgraduate degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 28%, followed by society and culture at 16.6% and creative arts at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Waverley has 16 schools with a total of 8,828 enrolments, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas. The schools here are typically much larger than in most other areas.
16
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.48
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8,828
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
552
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,132
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Waverley
16 schools — 8,828 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | — | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights | Government | Secondary | — | 1,127 | 1,107 |
| St Catherine's School, Waverley | Independent | Combined | — | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | — | 773 | 1,118 |
| Clovelly Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | — | 513 | 1,161 |
| Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights | Independent | Combined | — | 484 | 1,082 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | — | 464 | 1,139 |
| Bondi Beach Public School, Bondi Beach | Government | Primary | — | 348 | 1,120 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | — | 308 | 1,161 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | — | 263 | 1,150 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | — | 257 | 1,176 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach | Catholic | Primary | — | 88 | 1,160 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | — | 80 | 1,188 |
| Wairoa School, Bondi Beach | Government | Combined | — | 75 | 1,025 |
| WAYS Secondary, Bondi | Independent | Secondary | — | 62 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18050/waverley/topic/education