85.2% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 78.7%
- 2021: 85.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Paddington - Moore Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Paddington - Moore Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 60% of adults in Paddington - Moore Park hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates have climbed steadily over the last decade. Most residents have achieved high levels of schooling and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 85.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This rate has risen by 9.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Paddington - Moore Park, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common, with 60.1% of adults holding at least a bachelor degree. This is 34 points higher than the Australian average and has grown by 10 points since 2011.
60.1% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 60.1%
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 Paddington - Moore Park, Bachelor degree is the majority at 54%; Postgraduate degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 28.4%, followed by society and culture at 21.6% and creative arts at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools and a total of 2,695 enrolments, which is larger than about 75% of similar areas. Local schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.62
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
82
Higher than 99% 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).
2,695
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
539
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,186
Higher than 99% 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 Paddington - Moore Park
82 schools — 40,677 students, average ICSEA 1,141.
By sector: Government 40 · Independent 26 · Catholic 16
By type: Primary 42 · Secondary 24 · Combined 16
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 76 | 938 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 25 | 667 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 73 | 968 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 139 | 1,134 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 412 | 1,145 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 849 | 1,186 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 702 | 1,083 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 263 | 1,150 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | — | 1,028 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | — | 1,203 |
| Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 29 | 890 |
| The Joseph Varga School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 8 | 1,119 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 70 | 909 |
| Randwick Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 853 | 1,155 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 107 | 1,122 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 38 | 817 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 308 | 1,161 |
| Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 102 | 1,165 |
| Centennial Park School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 53 | 1,055 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 773 | 1,118 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| Marcellin College, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 964 | 1,100 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| St Catherine's School, Waverley | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 472 | 1,160 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 142 | 1,037 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 193 | 982 |
| Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Darlington Public School, Chippendale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 147 | 1,030 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Claremont College, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 265 | 1,201 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 257 | 1,176 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 80 | 1,188 |
| Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 851 | 1,114 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 464 | 1,139 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 169 | 1,145 |
| Newtown North Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 221 | 1,132 |
| Randwick High School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,461 | 1,071 |
| Erskineville Public School, Erskineville | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 334 | 1,155 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 298 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paddington - Moore Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011345/paddington-moore-park/topic/education