84.6% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 75.3%
- 2021: 84.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edgecliff · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Edgecliff
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Edgecliff hold a university degree, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the country. This academic achievement is seen across the board, with 84.6% of residents completing Year 12, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 84.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is 26 percentage points higher than the typical figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edgecliff, Year 12 is the majority at 91%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 56.9% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Most of these high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees at 46.1%, while 19.4% of residents have a postgraduate degree.
56.9% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 Edgecliff, Bachelor degree is the majority at 53%; Postgraduate degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 27.9%, followed by society and culture at 20%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Edgecliff has an average school advantage score that is among the highest for similar areas. There are 46 schools within 3km, and the average school size of 622 is much higher than most areas.
3.56
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
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).
622
Higher than 86% 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 Edgecliff
46 schools — 26,760 students, average ICSEA 1,164.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 18 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 14 · Combined 10
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 73 | 968 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | — | 1,203 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 263 | 1,150 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 773 | 1,118 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 308 | 1,161 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | — | 1,028 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 38 | 817 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 139 | 1,134 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 80 | 1,188 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 464 | 1,139 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 849 | 1,186 |
| St Catherine's School, Waverley | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 377 | 1,145 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 257 | 1,176 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | — | — |
| McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 273 | 1,168 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 284 | 1,094 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Edgecliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11382/edgecliff/topic/education