83.3% —
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Double Bay - Darling Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Double Bay - Darling Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of residents in Double Bay - Darling Point hold university degrees than the national average. This highly educated profile is reflected in the school data, where over 83% of people finished Year 12. It is an area where academic achievement is significantly more common than in most other parts of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 83.3% of residents finishing school compared to the Australian average of 58.8%. Very few people in the area left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Double Bay - Darling Point, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 55.8% of adults, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This high level of qualification includes 20% of the population holding a postgraduate degree.
55.8% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Double Bay - Darling Point, Bachelor degree is the majority at 53%; Postgraduate degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 30.3%, followed by society and culture at 21.3%. Other notable areas of study include health and the creative arts.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two local schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 710 students. These schools have some of the highest advantage scores in the country and are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.78
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
61
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).
1,419
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
710
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,203
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 Double Bay - Darling Point
61 schools — 34,512 students, average ICSEA 1,164.
By sector: Government 27 · Independent 25 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 18 · Combined 15
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 73 | 968 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | — | 1,203 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 263 | 1,150 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 773 | 1,118 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 308 | 1,161 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 80 | 1,188 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | — | 1,028 |
| Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 377 | 1,145 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 464 | 1,139 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 38 | 817 |
| McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 273 | 1,168 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 139 | 1,134 |
| Kambala, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 986 | 1,169 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 851 | 1,160 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 849 | 1,186 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 257 | 1,176 |
| Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,127 | 1,107 |
| St Catherine's School, Waverley | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 88 | 1,160 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| Bondi Beach Public School, Bondi Beach | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 348 | 1,120 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Randwick Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 853 | 1,155 |
| Centennial Park School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 53 | 1,055 |
| Wairoa School, Bondi Beach | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 75 | 1,025 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| WAYS Secondary, Bondi | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 62 | 987 |
| The Joseph Varga School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 8 | 1,119 |
| Clovelly Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 513 | 1,161 |
| Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 102 | 1,165 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Clovelly | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 163 | 1,148 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Double Bay - Darling Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011650/double-bay-darling-point/topic/education