81.9% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.3%
- 2016: 75.2%
- 2021: 81.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balmain · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Balmain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 31 point gap separates Balmain from the national average in university education, where over half of adults hold a degree. This area is highly educated, with 81.9% of residents finishing Year 12. These figures have grown over the last decade, showing a clear trend toward higher academic achievement.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the state and national figures, which both sit around 59%. Since 2011, the share of people finishing Year 12 in Balmain has risen by 6.6 points to reach 81.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balmain, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is very well qualified, with 56.9% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, and this share of university-educated adults rose by 7.9 points since 2011.
56.9% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 Balmain, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most degrees in the area are in management and commerce (26.2%) or society and culture (20.9%). Other common qualifications include creative arts, health, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The four local primary schools have a high advantage score and are smaller than most similar areas. While there are fewer schools per child here, there are 66 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for any area at this level.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.52
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
66
Higher than 93% 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).
979
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
245
Lower than 75% 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 Balmain
66 schools — 36,139 students, average ICSEA 1,159.
By sector: Government 33 · Independent 23 · Catholic 10
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 25 · Combined 10
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | — | — |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,044 | 1,138 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 310 | 1,156 |
| Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 427 | 1,137 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Annandale North Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 359 | 1,148 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 152 | 1,125 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 38 | 817 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | — | 1,028 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 193 | 982 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 155 | 1,166 |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 784 | 1,104 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 85 | 1,019 |
| Annandale Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 363 | 1,145 |
| Bridge Road School, Camperdown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 37 | 977 |
| Russell Lea Public School, Russell Lea | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 428 | 1,140 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 91 | 1,151 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 73 | 968 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 180 | 1,167 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 532 | 1,122 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 755 | 1,145 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120021387/balmain/topic/education