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Rosebery - Beaconsfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher education is a defining feature of daily life in Rosebery - Beaconsfield, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This academic focus is reflected in a population that is far more likely to have finished high school than people across the state.

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📍 Rosebery - Beaconsfield, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Rosebery - Beaconsfield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

49.1% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Rosebery - Beaconsfield — higher than 92% of areas.

Rosebery - Beaconsfield49.1%
2018, NSW 39.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

An impressive 81.1% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is far above the New South Wales and national averages of around 59%.

Highest year of school

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In Rosebery - Beaconsfield, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 6%.

Year 12 81.1% Year 10 5.6% Year 9 or below 4.3% Year 11 2.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area is among the most qualified at this level, with 49.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%.

Highest qualification level

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In Rosebery - Beaconsfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).

Bachelor degree 41.0% Postgraduate degree 19.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5% Certificate III / IV 11.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.9% Certificate I / II 0.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 27.5%, followed by society and culture at 12.6% and engineering at 10.9%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

While there are only two primary schools in the area, they have a higher average advantage score than most areas and residents have access to 58 schools within 3 km.

Schools within 3 km

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58

Higher than 90% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,073

Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Rosebery - Beaconsfield

58 schools — 23,423 students, average ICSEA 1,110.

By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 13 · Independent 11

By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 15 · Combined 9
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery Catholic Primary 0.2 km 150 1,112
Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery Government Primary 0.8 km 393 1,058
Green Square Public School, Zetlands Government Primary 0.9 km 107 1,122
St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot Catholic Primary 1.1 km 608 1,089
J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot Government Secondary 1.3 km 298 987
Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo Government Combined 1.4 km 29 890
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington Catholic Secondary 1.4 km 702 1,083
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington Catholic Primary 1.5 km 412 1,145
Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes Government Primary 1.5 km 154 1,046
Mascot Public School, Mascot Government Primary 1.8 km 397 1,035
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo Catholic Primary 1.9 km 76 938
Kensington Public School, Kensington Government Primary 2.0 km 381 1,120
Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria Government Combined 2.0 km 1,313 1,052
Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria Government Secondary 2.1 km 142 1,037
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville Catholic Primary 2.4 km 371 1,104
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville Catholic Primary 2.4 km 169 1,145
Erskineville Public School, Erskineville Government Primary 2.5 km 334 1,155
Hartford College, Daceyville Independent Combined 2.5 km 29 1,117
Daceyville Public School, Daceyville Government Primary 2.6 km 126 1,029
Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern Independent Primary 2.6 km 25 667
St Peters Public School, St Peters Government Primary 2.7 km 154 1,099
Key College, Redfern Independent Secondary 2.8 km 70 909
Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills Government Secondary 2.8 km 929 1,193
Camdenville Public School, Newtown Government Primary 3.0 km 310 1,132
Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park Government Secondary 3.0 km 1,205 1,189
Pagewood Public School, Botany Government Primary 3.0 km 207 1,085
Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills Government Secondary 3.0 km 1,161 1,104
Newtown Public School, Newtown Government Primary 3.0 km 272 1,140
Darlington Public School, Chippendale Government Primary 3.0 km 147 1,030
The Joseph Varga School, Randwick Independent Combined 3.0 km 8 1,119
Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills Government Primary 3.0 km 381 1,135
St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore Catholic Primary 3.0 km 121 1,100
Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick Government Primary 3.1 km 454 1,122
Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown Government Secondary 3.1 km 1,145 1,127
Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick Government Combined 3.1 km — —
Botany Public School, Botany Government Primary 3.1 km 232 1,062
Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick Independent Primary 3.2 km 102 1,165
Randwick High School, Randwick Government Secondary 3.2 km 1,461 1,071
Marcellin College, Randwick Catholic Secondary 3.3 km 964 1,100
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany Catholic Primary 3.3 km 287 1,119
Newtown North Public School, Newtown Government Primary 3.3 km 221 1,132
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick Catholic Primary 3.4 km 472 1,160
Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills Government Primary 3.4 km 124 1,094
Randwick Public School, Randwick Government Primary 3.4 km 853 1,155
Australia Street Infants School, Newtown Government Primary 3.4 km 104 1,143
Centennial Park School, Randwick Government Secondary 3.6 km 53 1,055
Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick Catholic Secondary 3.6 km 851 1,114
Mount Sinai College, Maroubra Independent Primary 3.6 km 267 1,097
Claremont College, Randwick Independent Primary 3.6 km 265 1,201
Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction Independent Combined 3.6 km 1,129 1,173
The Athena School, Newtown Independent Combined 3.6 km 52 1,058
Emanuel School, Randwick Independent Combined 3.7 km 849 1,186
Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe Independent Secondary 3.7 km 129 1,103
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown Government Combined 3.8 km — —
Glebe Public School, Glebe Government Primary 3.9 km 193 982
Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra Government Primary 3.9 km 484 1,128
Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra Catholic Secondary 4.0 km 755 1,043
South Sydney High School, Maroubra Government Secondary 4.1 km 796 1,037

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rosebery - Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031643/rosebery-beaconsfield/topic/education