77.2% ▲ +208.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 77.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barangaroo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barangaroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have surged in Barangaroo, with a huge 54.1% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This makes the area one of the most qualified places in the country, far exceeding both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high in Barangaroo, where 77.2% of people finished Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barangaroo, Year 12 is the majority at 92%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's high qualification rate is driven by university degrees, with 42% of adults holding a bachelor degree and another 21.9% with a postgraduate qualification.
54.1% ▲ +206.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 54.1%
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 Barangaroo, Bachelor degree is the majority at 56%; Postgraduate degree is next at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 34.3%, followed by society and culture at 17.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Barangaroo has access to 47 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number of nearby schools for any similar area. These schools are typically large, with an average of 639 students.
47
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).
639
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,164
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 Barangaroo
47 schools — 28,744 students, average ICSEA 1,164.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 20 · Catholic 4
By type: Secondary 20 · Primary 19 · Combined 8
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 0.5 km | — | — |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 38 | 817 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | — | 1,028 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 73 | 968 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 152 | 1,125 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,044 | 1,138 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 193 | 982 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 70 | 909 |
| 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 Barangaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10192/barangaroo/topic/education