82.9% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 82.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bondi Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bondi Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of adults in Bondi Beach hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This strong educational trend is seen across the board, with school completion rates far exceeding the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 82.9% of residents completing Year 12. This is 24 percentage points higher than both the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bondi Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 55.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. Most of these residents hold a bachelor degree (46.6%) or a postgraduate qualification (17.8%).
55.4% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 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 Bondi Beach, Bachelor degree is the majority at 54%; Postgraduate degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 28.6%, followed by society and culture at 16.8% and creative arts at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much larger than in most areas, with an average size of 606 students. While there are 33 schools within 3km, there are few schools per 1,000 children compared to similar areas.
0.79
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 89% 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).
606
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,155
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 Bondi Beach
33 schools — 19,388 students, average ICSEA 1,155.
By sector: Independent 13 · Government 12 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 10 · Secondary 5
| Bondi Beach Public School, Bondi Beach | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 348 | 1,120 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 88 | 1,160 |
| Wairoa School, Bondi Beach | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 75 | 1,025 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 464 | 1,139 |
| WAYS Secondary, Bondi | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 62 | 987 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | 0.8 km | 80 | 1,188 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,127 | 1,107 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 257 | 1,176 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | — | 1,203 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 773 | 1,118 |
| Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 377 | 1,145 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 308 | 1,161 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 263 | 1,150 |
| Clovelly Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 513 | 1,161 |
| McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 273 | 1,168 |
| Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 484 | 1,082 |
| St Catherine's School, Waverley | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Clovelly | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 163 | 1,148 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| Kambala, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 986 | 1,169 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 139 | 1,134 |
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 851 | 1,160 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 849 | 1,186 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 147 | 1,155 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bondi Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10463/bondi-beach/topic/education