83.0% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 79.7%
- 2021: 83.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than eight in ten adults in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay have now finished Year 12, with school completion rising by nearly 7 percentage points since 2011. This is a highly educated area where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. These trends show a strong shift toward higher academic attainment over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 83% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 24 percentage points higher than both the state and the rest of Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly half of all adults (48.5%) have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of qualification rose by 8.5 percentage points since 2011.
48.5% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 48.5%
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 Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Postgraduate degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 29%, followed by society and culture at 19%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools with a typical size of 541 students, which is higher than most similar areas. These schools have some of the highest advantage scores in the country.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.44
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 74% 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).
2,704
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
541
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,161
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 Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay
33 schools — 18,917 students, average ICSEA 1,154.
By sector: Independent 13 · Government 13 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 9 · Secondary 5
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 851 | 1,160 |
| Kambala, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 986 | 1,169 |
| Vaucluse Public School, Vaucluse | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 217 | 1,145 |
| McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 273 | 1,168 |
| Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 377 | 1,145 |
| Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 484 | 1,082 |
| Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,127 | 1,107 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 88 | 1,160 |
| Wairoa School, Bondi Beach | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 75 | 1,025 |
| WAYS Secondary, Bondi | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 62 | 987 |
| Bondi Beach Public School, Bondi Beach | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 348 | 1,120 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Clifton Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 114 | 1,188 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 464 | 1,139 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | — | 1,203 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 80 | 1,188 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, Mosman | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 221 | 1,206 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 257 | 1,176 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 773 | 1,118 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 263 | 1,150 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 308 | 1,161 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| St Catherine's School, Waverley | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| Clovelly Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 513 | 1,161 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Clovelly | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 163 | 1,148 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011346/rose-bay-vaucluse-watsons-bay/topic/education