84.6% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 77.4%
- 2016: 79.9%
- 2021: 84.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dover Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Dover Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Dover Heights ranks among the highest areas for education levels, with nearly half of all adults holding a university degree. This high level of achievement is seen across the board, from school completion to advanced postgraduate study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 84.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 26 points higher than the New South Wales average and has risen by 7.2 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dover Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher at 48.7%, which is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This reflects a growing trend, as the proportion of degree-holders rose 9.3 points since 2011.
48.7% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 48.7%
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 Dover Heights, Bachelor degree is the majority at 51%; Postgraduate degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 30%, followed by society and culture at 16.1%. Health, creative arts and engineering also make up significant shares of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,099, which is much higher than most areas. While there are only two schools in the area, they are much larger than typical schools, with an average size of 806 students.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.93
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 61% 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).
1,611
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
806
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,099
Higher than 83% 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 Dover Heights
25 schools — 14,000 students, average ICSEA 1,149.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 9 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 484 | 1,082 |
| McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 273 | 1,168 |
| Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 377 | 1,145 |
| Kambala, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 986 | 1,169 |
| Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,127 | 1,107 |
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 851 | 1,160 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 88 | 1,160 |
| Wairoa School, Bondi Beach | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 75 | 1,025 |
| WAYS Secondary, Bondi | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 62 | 987 |
| Bondi Beach Public School, Bondi Beach | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 348 | 1,120 |
| Vaucluse Public School, Vaucluse | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 217 | 1,145 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 464 | 1,139 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 80 | 1,188 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | — | 1,203 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 257 | 1,176 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 773 | 1,118 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 263 | 1,150 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 308 | 1,161 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dover Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011344/dover-heights/topic/education