80.9% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 70.5%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sydney Inner City · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Sydney Inner City
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of adults in Sydney Inner City hold a university degree, making it one of the most highly educated areas in the country. This high level of schooling shapes the local workforce and daily life, with a strong emphasis on professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 80.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen by 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sydney Inner City, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 52.6% of adults, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This proportion has climbed 12 points since 2011, with postgraduate degrees making up 20.4% of qualifications.
52.6% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 52.6%
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 Sydney Inner City, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 26.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.6% and creative arts at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well-served by 48 schools, with 2.88 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. There are 19,098 enrolments across the government, independent, and Catholic sectors.
48
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.88
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19,098
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
424
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,134
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sydney Inner City
48 schools — 19,098 students, average ICSEA 1,134.
By sector: Government 28 · Independent 15 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 15 · Combined 9
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | — | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | — | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | — | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | — | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | — | 1,145 | 1,127 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,044 | 1,138 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | — | 937 | 1,125 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | — | 936 | 1,209 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | — | 798 | 1,094 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | — | 755 | 1,145 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | — | 615 | 1,032 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | — | 483 | 1,088 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | — | 393 | 1,058 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | — | 381 | 1,135 |
| Erskineville Public School, Erskineville | Government | Primary | — | 334 | 1,155 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | — | 310 | 1,132 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | — | 307 | 1,161 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | — | 288 | 1,114 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | — | 284 | 1,094 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | — | 272 | 1,140 |
| Newtown North Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | — | 221 | 1,132 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | — | 210 | 1,156 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | — | 204 | 1,027 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | — | 193 | 982 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville | Catholic | Primary | — | 169 | 1,145 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | — | 156 | 1,194 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | — | 152 | 1,125 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | — | 150 | 1,112 |
| Darlington Public School, Chippendale | Government | Primary | — | 147 | 1,030 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | — | 142 | 1,037 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | — | 129 | 1,103 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | — | 124 | 1,094 |
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | — | 107 | 1,122 |
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | — | 104 | 1,143 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | — | 84 | 1,027 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | — | 76 | 938 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | — | 73 | 968 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | — | 70 | 909 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | — | 65 | 1,153 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | — | 52 | 1,058 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | — | 38 | 817 |
| Bridge Road School, Camperdown | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 977 |
| Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo | Government | Combined | — | 29 | 890 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | — | 25 | 667 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | — | — | 1,028 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sydney Inner City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11703/sydney-inner-city/topic/education