81.2% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.2%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 81.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balmain East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balmain East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 30 point gap separates Balmain East from the national average for higher education, with over half of adults holding a university degree. This highly qualified area sees 56.7% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the typical Australian figure. It is an area where high levels of formal schooling and advanced degrees are the norm.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 81.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balmain East, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is exceptionally well qualified, as 56.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This includes a significant 24.2% of residents who have earned a postgraduate degree.
56.7% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 56.7%
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 East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.8%, followed closely by society and culture at 22.1%. Other common fields include education, engineering, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level, with a typical school size of 671 students. There are 44 schools within 3km, and nearly half of the sector is government-run.
3.68
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Higher than 91% 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).
671
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,166
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 East
44 schools — 28,187 students, average ICSEA 1,166.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 19 · Catholic 5
By type: Secondary 19 · Primary 17 · Combined 8
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | — | — |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 38 | 817 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | — | 1,028 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,044 | 1,138 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 152 | 1,125 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 73 | 968 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 193 | 982 |
| Annandale North Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 359 | 1,148 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 641 | 1,169 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balmain East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10166/balmain-east/topic/education