81.1% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 81.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darlinghurst · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Darlinghurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Darlinghurst hold high-level degrees than in almost any other similar area. Over half of the adults here have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade. This high level of academic achievement is reflected across the board, from school completion rates to the types of qualifications held.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the national figure, with 81.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 22 points higher than the New South Wales average and represents an 8.5 point increase since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darlinghurst, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 56.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. This includes 19.8% with postgraduate degrees and 44.6% with a bachelor degree.
56.3% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 Darlinghurst, Bachelor degree is the majority at 51%; Postgraduate degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for residents are management and commerce at 25.9%, followed by society and culture at 19.9% and creative arts at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 schools in the area, but the number of schools per 1,000 children is much higher than most areas. These schools are larger than about 80% of similar areas and have some of the highest advantage scores.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.41
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
3,071
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,024
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,246
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Darlinghurst
54 schools — 29,216 students, average ICSEA 1,156.
By sector: Government 28 · Independent 21 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 18 · Combined 12
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 73 | 968 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | — | 1,028 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 38 | 817 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 25 | 667 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 70 | 909 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 76 | 938 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 193 | 982 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | — | 1,203 |
| Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 29 | 890 |
| Darlington Public School, Chippendale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 147 | 1,030 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 152 | 1,125 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 142 | 1,037 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 107 | 1,122 |
| Newtown North Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 221 | 1,132 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,044 | 1,138 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darlinghurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031329/darlinghurst/topic/education