85.2% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.5%
- 2016: 79.1%
- 2021: 85.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Birchgrove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Birchgrove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement shape daily life in Birchgrove, where 61.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest in the region, with 85.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Birchgrove, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A huge gap exists in university degrees compared to the rest of Australia, where the typical qualification is a bachelor degree for 45.4% of adults or a postgraduate degree for 24.8%.
61.6% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 61.6%
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 Birchgrove, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Birchgrove are most commonly in management and commerce (23.4%) or society and culture (23.1%), followed by health and creative arts.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 40 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Local schools are larger than usual, with an average size of 616 students.
1.79
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 90% 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).
616
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,163
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 Birchgrove
40 schools — 22,779 students, average ICSEA 1,163.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 13 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 14 · Combined 6
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 310 | 1,156 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,044 | 1,138 |
| Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 427 | 1,137 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| Annandale North Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 359 | 1,148 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 152 | 1,125 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 38 | 817 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | — | 1,028 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 322 | 1,108 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Birchgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10373/birchgrove/topic/education