80.2% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.5%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 80.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Surry Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Surry Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant climb in education levels has seen Surry Hills become a highly qualified hub since 2011. More than half of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has risen by 13 points over the last decade. This trend is matched by a jump in high school completion, which is now far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the national figure at 80.2%. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and has risen by 11 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Surry Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 54.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common top qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 44.4% of residents.
54.9% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 54.9%
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 Surry Hills, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Postgraduate degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 25.9%, followed by society and culture at 16.8% and creative arts at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are four schools in the area, all of which are government run.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.55
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
65
Higher than 93% 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).
1,954
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
489
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
Higher than 86% 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 Surry Hills
65 schools — 27,704 students, average ICSEA 1,146.
By sector: Government 35 · Independent 20 · Catholic 10
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 19 · Combined 13
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | — | 1,028 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 25 | 667 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 38 | 817 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 70 | 909 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.5 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 76 | 938 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 193 | 982 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 73 | 968 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Darlington Public School, Chippendale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 147 | 1,030 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 142 | 1,037 |
| Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 29 | 890 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 152 | 1,125 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Newtown North Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 221 | 1,132 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 169 | 1,145 |
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 107 | 1,122 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Erskineville Public School, Erskineville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 334 | 1,155 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,044 | 1,138 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| Bridge Road School, Camperdown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 37 | 977 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 412 | 1,145 |
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 104 | 1,143 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 702 | 1,083 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 272 | 1,140 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,145 | 1,127 |
| Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 85 | 1,019 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 52 | 1,058 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 155 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Annandale Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 363 | 1,145 |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 139 | 1,134 |
| The Joseph Varga School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 8 | 1,119 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 849 | 1,186 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Surry Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031336/surry-hills/topic/education