81.1% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 81.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darlinghurst · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Darlinghurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 30 percentage point gap separates Darlinghurst from the national figure for bachelor degrees, marking it as an exceptionally well-educated area. This high level of achievement is reflected across the board, with a huge majority of residents finishing secondary school and a high proportion holding advanced university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the New South Wales and national figures, with 81.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is among the highest rates for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darlinghurst, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
More than half of adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, at 56.3%. This is far above the state average of 27.8% and the national figure of 26.3%.
56.3% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 Darlinghurst, Bachelor degree is the majority at 51%; Postgraduate degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 25.9%, followed by society and culture at 19.9% and creative arts at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Darlinghurst has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, and with 54 schools within 3km, it is among the largest for school access.
5.41
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
Higher than 93% 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).
573
Higher than 81% 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 Darlinghurst
54 schools — 29,216 students, average ICSEA 1,156.
By sector: Government 28 · Independent 21 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 18 · Combined 12
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 73 | 968 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | — | 1,028 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 38 | 817 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 25 | 667 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 70 | 909 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 76 | 938 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 193 | 982 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | — | 1,203 |
| Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 29 | 890 |
| Darlington Public School, Chippendale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 147 | 1,030 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 152 | 1,125 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 142 | 1,037 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 107 | 1,122 |
| Newtown North Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 221 | 1,132 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,044 | 1,138 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darlinghurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11213/darlinghurst/topic/education