81.0% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 81.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balmain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balmain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Balmain hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the country. This high level of education is seen across the board, with far more residents finishing high school than the state or national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very high here, with 81% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balmain, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, as 55.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with 22.1% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
55.4% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 55.4%
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 (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 27.5%, followed by society and culture at 19.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 526 students. While there are 49 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most other areas.
1.11
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality 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).
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,156
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balmain
49 schools — 24,206 students, average ICSEA 1,156.
By sector: Government 25 · Independent 16 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 17 · Combined 6
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,044 | 1,138 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Annandale North Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 359 | 1,148 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 152 | 1,125 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 310 | 1,156 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 427 | 1,137 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 38 | 817 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 193 | 982 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 155 | 1,166 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | — | 1,028 |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 784 | 1,104 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| Annandale Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 363 | 1,145 |
| Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 85 | 1,019 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Bridge Road School, Camperdown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 37 | 977 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 91 | 1,151 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Russell Lea Public School, Russell Lea | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 428 | 1,140 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 180 | 1,167 |
| Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 532 | 1,122 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 73 | 968 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 615 | 1,032 |
Sources
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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/sal/SAL10165/balmain/topic/education