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Sydney (North) - Millers Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Sydney (North) - Millers Point

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

More than half of adults in Millers Point hold a university degree, placing it among the most highly educated areas in the country. This level of qualification is far above the national figure and is mirrored by a very high rate of people completing high school.

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📍 Sydney (North) - Millers Point, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Sydney (North) - Millers Point sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

56.4% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney (North) - Millers Point — higher than 99% of areas.

Sydney (North) - Millers Point56.4%
2000, NSW 48.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far above the national average, with 81.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 23 percentage points higher than the figure for both New South Wales and Australia.

Highest year of school

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In Sydney (North) - Millers Point, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.

Year 12 81.5% Year 10 5.1% Year 11 2.8% Year 9 or below 2.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 56.4% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of education is seen across various levels, including 21.9% of people with a postgraduate degree.

Highest qualification level

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In Sydney (North) - Millers Point, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).

Bachelor degree 42.8% Postgraduate degree 21.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.0% Certificate III / IV 5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.5% Certificate I / II 0.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most common in management and commerce, which account for 32.6% of degrees, followed by society and culture at 16.5%.

Schools

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

There are 7 schools in the area, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. These schools have a higher than usual advantage score and an average size of 489 students.

Schools within 3 km

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71

Higher than 95% 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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1,150

Higher than 96% 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 Sydney (North) - Millers Point

71 schools — 41,496 students, average ICSEA 1,161.

By sector: Government 38 · Independent 25 · Catholic 8

By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 26 · Combined 12
Conservatorium High School, Sydney Government Secondary 0.5 km 156 1,194
Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks Government Combined 0.5 km — —
Fort Street Public School, Sydney Government Primary 0.5 km 284 1,094
Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney Independent Secondary 0.8 km 84 1,027
St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney Catholic Combined 1.0 km 937 1,125
St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney Independent Primary 1.1 km 38 817
St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney Independent Combined 1.2 km 1,436 1,189
Australian International High School, Sydney Independent Secondary 1.3 km — 1,028
Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst Independent Secondary 1.3 km 1,925 1,274
Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo Government Primary 1.3 km 73 968
Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo Government Secondary 1.4 km 615 1,032
SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst Independent Combined 1.6 km 936 1,209
St Vincent's College, Potts Point Independent Secondary 1.6 km 755 1,145
Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East Government Primary 1.7 km 95 1,151
St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli Independent Secondary 1.7 km 1,347 1,223
Ultimo Public School, Ultimo Government Primary 1.8 km 483 1,088
Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo Independent Secondary 2.0 km 65 1,153
Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli Independent Combined 2.0 km 1,176 1,189
GOAL College, Ultimo Independent Secondary 2.0 km 204 1,027
Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point Government Primary 2.1 km 210 1,156
Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills Government Primary 2.1 km 288 1,114
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe Government Secondary 2.3 km 798 1,094
International Grammar School, Ultimo Independent Combined 2.4 km 1,224 1,170
Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain Catholic Primary 2.4 km 349 1,170
Balmain Public School, Balmain Government Primary 2.4 km 321 1,172
Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills Government Primary 2.5 km 124 1,094
SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney Independent Secondary 2.7 km 1,724 1,205
Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe Independent Secondary 2.7 km 129 1,103
Glebe Public School, Glebe Government Primary 2.8 km 193 982
Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington Government Primary 2.8 km 263 1,176
St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe Catholic Primary 2.8 km 152 1,125
Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills Government Secondary 2.9 km 1,161 1,104
Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain Independent Primary 2.9 km 95 1,178
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe Independent Secondary 3.0 km 1,044 1,138
Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills Government Primary 3.0 km 381 1,135
Ascham School, Edgecliff Independent Combined 3.1 km 1,182 1,217
Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney Independent Secondary 3.1 km 1,186 1,179
Birchgrove Public School, Balmain Government Primary 3.2 km 214 1,132
Double Bay Public School, Double Bay Government Primary 3.2 km 237 1,135
Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge Government Primary 3.3 km 307 1,161
North Sydney Public School, Waverton Government Primary 3.3 km 756 1,144
Key College, Redfern Independent Secondary 3.3 km 70 909
Paddington Public School, Paddington Government Primary 3.3 km 147 1,155
Wenona School, North Sydney Independent Combined 3.3 km 1,385 1,187
Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park Government Secondary 3.3 km 1,205 1,189
Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern Independent Primary 3.3 km 25 667
St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington Catholic Primary 3.4 km 151 1,167
Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney Independent Primary 3.4 km 40 1,179
Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills Government Secondary 3.5 km 929 1,193
Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney Catholic Combined 3.6 km 1,609 1,166
Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest Government Secondary 3.6 km 905 1,135
Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay Government Primary 3.6 km 641 1,169
Rozelle Public School, Rozelle Government Primary 3.6 km 507 1,162
Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle Government Secondary 3.6 km 854 1,112
Darlington Public School, Chippendale Government Primary 3.7 km 147 1,030
North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest Government Secondary 3.8 km 916 1,203
Annandale North Public School, Annandale Government Primary 3.8 km 359 1,148
North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest Government Secondary 3.8 km 933 1,195
Newtown North Public School, Newtown Government Primary 3.8 km 221 1,132
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown Government Combined 3.9 km — —
Woollahra Public School, Woollahra Government Primary 3.9 km 667 1,193
SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne Independent Combined 3.9 km 1,680 1,190
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo Catholic Primary 4.0 km 76 938
Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill Independent Secondary 4.1 km 1,693 1,181
Bridge Road School, Camperdown Government Primary 4.1 km 37 977
Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray Government Primary 4.1 km 720 1,147
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale Catholic Primary 4.2 km 155 1,166
Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale Independent Secondary 4.2 km 85 1,019
Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria Government Combined 4.2 km 1,313 1,052
Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria Government Secondary 4.2 km 142 1,037
Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich Catholic Secondary 4.7 km 937 1,101

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 Sydney (North) - Millers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031644/sydney-millers-point/topic/education