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Sydney - Eastern Suburbs · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 20 points or more separates the Sydney - Eastern Suburbs from the rest of the state and nation in both school and university completion. This area is highly educated, with nearly half of all adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. These levels of qualification have climbed steadily over the last decade.

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📍 Sydney - Eastern Suburbs, Region (SA4)

Where Sydney - Eastern Suburbs sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

48.3% ▲ +29.5%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - Eastern Suburbs — higher than 98% of areas.

Sydney - Eastern Suburbs48.3%
Greater Sydney 33.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

High school completion is far above the national figure, with 79% of people finishing Year 12. This is 20 points higher than the New South Wales and Australian averages, and the figure rose by 9.3 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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79.0% ▲ +13.4%

Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Sydney - Eastern Suburbs, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 8%.

Year 12 79.0% Year 10 7.6% Year 9 or below 3.6% Year 11 2.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Almost half of all adults (48.3%) have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the 26.3% national average. This strong trend is seen in the 18.2% of residents who hold a postgraduate degree.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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48.3% ▲ +29.5%

Higher than 98% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Sydney - Eastern Suburbs, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).

Bachelor degree 41.9% Postgraduate degree 18.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.7% Certificate III / IV 9.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.6% Certificate I / II 0.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.1%, followed by society and culture at 16.2%. Other common fields include health, engineering, and the creative arts.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has 71 schools with an average advantage score among the highest for similar areas. While the average school size of 536 is higher than most, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other places.

Average school ICSEA

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1,133

Higher than 96% of region (sa4) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

71 schools — 36,951 students, average ICSEA 1,133.

By sector: Government 32 · Independent 20 · Catholic 19

By type: Primary 41 · Secondary 16 · Combined 14
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
Randwick High School, Randwick Government Secondary — 1,461 1,071
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
Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction Independent Combined — 1,129 1,173
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
Marcellin College, Randwick Catholic Secondary — 964 1,100
Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills Government Secondary — 929 1,193
Randwick Public School, Randwick Government Primary — 853 1,155
Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick Catholic Secondary — 851 1,114
Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay Independent Combined — 851 1,160
Emanuel School, Randwick Independent Combined — 849 1,186
South Sydney High School, Maroubra Government Secondary — 796 1,037
St Spyridon College, Maroubra Independent Combined — 785 1,093
St Clare's College, Waverley Catholic Secondary — 773 1,118
Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra Catholic Secondary — 755 1,043
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington Catholic Secondary — 702 1,083
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
Matraville Sports High School, Chifley Government Secondary — 487 930
Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights Independent Combined — 484 1,082
Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra Government Primary — 484 1,128
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick Catholic Primary — 472 1,160
Bondi Public School, Bondi Government Primary — 464 1,139
Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick Government Primary — 454 1,122
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington Catholic Primary — 412 1,145
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Malabar Catholic Primary — 402 1,090
St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Catholic Primary — 388 1,109
Kensington Public School, Kensington Government Primary — 381 1,120
Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay Government Primary — 377 1,145
South Coogee Public School, South Coogee Government Primary — 376 1,095
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville Catholic Primary — 369 1,078
Coogee Public School, Coogee Government Primary — 361 1,154
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
Maroubra Bay Public School, Maroubra Government Primary — 269 1,055
Mount Sinai College, Maroubra Independent Primary — 267 1,097
Claremont College, Randwick Independent Primary — 265 1,201
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
Malabar Public School, Malabar Government Primary — 244 1,068
Double Bay Public School, Double Bay Government Primary — 237 1,135
Chifley Public School, Malabar Government Primary — 227 954
Vaucluse Public School, Vaucluse Government Primary — 217 1,145
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Coogee Catholic Primary — 205 1,159
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra Catholic Primary — 196 1,164
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction Catholic Primary — 187 1,126
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Clovelly Catholic Primary — 163 1,148
St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington Catholic Primary — 151 1,167
Paddington Public School, Paddington Government Primary — 147 1,155
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North Catholic Primary — 139 1,134
Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville Government Primary — 114 934
La Perouse Public School, La Perouse Government Primary — 111 920
Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick Independent Primary — 102 1,165
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
Centennial Park School, Randwick Government Secondary — 53 1,055
The Bowen College, Maroubra Independent Secondary — 15 910
The Joseph Varga School, Randwick Independent Combined — 8 1,119
Reddam House, Woollahra Independent Combined — — 1,203
Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick Government Combined — — —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/118/sydney-eastern-suburbs/topic/education