79.1% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bondi Junction - Waverly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bondi Junction - Waverly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap in educational attainment separates Bondi Junction - Waverly from the rest of the country. Over half of the adults here hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This high level of achievement is mirrored in the local school system, where students enjoy some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the New South Wales and national figures, with 79.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This represents a 10 point increase since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bondi Junction - Waverly, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Half of all adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of qualification has risen by 12 points since 2011.
50.4% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 50.4%
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 Bondi Junction - Waverly, Bachelor degree is the majority at 51%; Postgraduate degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 27.2%, followed by society and culture at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and are predominantly independent or Catholic, with only 16.7% being government schools.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.23
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
60
Higher than 91% 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).
5,330
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
888
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,140
Higher than 94% 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 Bondi Junction - Waverly
60 schools — 32,236 students, average ICSEA 1,146.
By sector: Government 29 · Independent 17 · Catholic 14
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 14 · Combined 12
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 263 | 1,150 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 308 | 1,161 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 0.3 km | 773 | 1,118 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| St Catherine's School, Waverley | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 139 | 1,134 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | — | 1,203 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 257 | 1,176 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 849 | 1,186 |
| Clovelly Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 513 | 1,161 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 80 | 1,188 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 464 | 1,139 |
| Centennial Park School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 53 | 1,055 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Randwick Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 853 | 1,155 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Clovelly | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 163 | 1,148 |
| Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 102 | 1,165 |
| Marcellin College, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 964 | 1,100 |
| The Joseph Varga School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 8 | 1,119 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 472 | 1,160 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| Claremont College, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 265 | 1,201 |
| Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 851 | 1,114 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 205 | 1,159 |
| Coogee Public School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 361 | 1,154 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| Bondi Beach Public School, Bondi Beach | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 348 | 1,120 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 88 | 1,160 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| Wairoa School, Bondi Beach | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 75 | 1,025 |
| WAYS Secondary, Bondi | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 62 | 987 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Randwick High School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,461 | 1,071 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 412 | 1,145 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 702 | 1,083 |
| Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,127 | 1,107 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 377 | 1,145 |
| McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 273 | 1,168 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| South Coogee Public School, South Coogee | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 376 | 1,095 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 73 | 968 |
| Kambala, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 986 | 1,169 |
| Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 484 | 1,082 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bondi Junction - Waverly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011341/bondi-junction-waverly/topic/education