83.3% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 78.9%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Neutral Bay - Kirribilli · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Neutral Bay - Kirribilli
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap in education levels separates Neutral Bay - Kirribilli from the rest of the country, with over half of adults holding a university degree. This highly qualified population is reflected in schooling levels that sit far above the national average. It is an area where high academic achievement is a defining characteristic.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, as 83.3% of people finished Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%, and the rate has risen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Neutral Bay - Kirribilli, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 56.6% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of qualification has grown over time, rising 8.5 percentage points since 2011.
56.6% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 56.6%
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 Neutral Bay - Kirribilli, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 29.1%, followed by society and culture at 17.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools with an average size of 1,055 students, which is among the highest for similar areas. While there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most places, residents have access to 47 schools within 3 km.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.62
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
Higher than 87% 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).
3,164
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,055
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,199
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 Neutral Bay - Kirribilli
47 schools — 28,852 students, average ICSEA 1,177.
By sector: Government 24 · Independent 17 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 15 · Combined 10
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, Mosman | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 221 | 1,206 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 423 | 1,162 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mosman | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 373 | 1,189 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Clifton Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 114 | 1,188 |
| Mosman Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 458 | 1,157 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Mosman High School, Mosman | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,087 | 1,126 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | — | — |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Queenwood, Mosman | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 816 | 1,172 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 73 | 968 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Beauty Point Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 205 | 1,154 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 38 | 817 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | — | 1,028 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 210 | 1,156 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Neutral Bay - Kirribilli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121041416/neutral-bay-kirribilli/topic/education