83.1% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 76.7%
- 2021: 83.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eastern Suburbs - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Eastern Suburbs - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Eastern Suburbs - North hold university degrees than in most other areas. Over half of the adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and the area has seen a steady climb in both school and university completion rates over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 83.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and has risen by 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eastern Suburbs - North, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, as 53.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and represents a 12 point increase since 2011.
53.5% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 53.5%
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 Eastern Suburbs - North, Bachelor degree is the majority at 53%; Postgraduate degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 28.3%, followed by society and culture at 18.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 34 schools with a total of 20,851 enrolments. While schools here are much larger than most areas and have some of the highest advantage scores, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other places.
34
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.76
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20,851
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
632
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,158
Higher than 99% 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 Eastern Suburbs - North
34 schools — 20,851 students, average ICSEA 1,158.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 12 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 9 · Secondary 7
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | — | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | — | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | — | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | — | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights | Government | Secondary | — | 1,127 | 1,107 |
| St Catherine's School, Waverley | Independent | Combined | — | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| Kambala, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | — | 986 | 1,169 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | — | 929 | 1,193 |
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | — | 851 | 1,160 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | — | 773 | 1,118 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | — | 667 | 1,193 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | — | 573 | 1,156 |
| Clovelly Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | — | 513 | 1,161 |
| Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights | Independent | Combined | — | 484 | 1,082 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | — | 464 | 1,139 |
| Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay | Government | Primary | — | 377 | 1,145 |
| Bondi Beach Public School, Bondi Beach | Government | Primary | — | 348 | 1,120 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | — | 308 | 1,161 |
| McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay | Catholic | Primary | — | 273 | 1,168 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | — | 263 | 1,176 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | — | 263 | 1,150 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | — | 257 | 1,176 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | — | 237 | 1,135 |
| Vaucluse Public School, Vaucluse | Government | Primary | — | 217 | 1,145 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | — | 196 | 1,164 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | — | 151 | 1,167 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | — | 147 | 1,155 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach | Catholic | Primary | — | 88 | 1,160 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | — | 80 | 1,188 |
| Wairoa School, Bondi Beach | Government | Combined | — | 75 | 1,025 |
| WAYS Secondary, Bondi | Independent | Secondary | — | 62 | 987 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | — | — | 1,203 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eastern Suburbs - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11801/eastern-suburbs-north/topic/education