82.1% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 82.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elizabeth Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than double the national rate of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher in Elizabeth Bay. This highly educated community sees 57.9% of adults with a university degree, far above the 26.3% figure for Australia. This trend extends to early schooling, where high school completion rates are significantly higher than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 82.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% recorded across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elizabeth Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are common in the area, as 57.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with 21.6% of people holding a postgraduate degree.
57.9% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 57.9%
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 Elizabeth Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.4%, followed closely by society and culture at 22.6%. Creative arts account for 13.1% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores and are generally much larger than most areas. There are 37 schools within 3km, split evenly between government and independent sectors.
37
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).
667
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,173
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 Elizabeth Bay
37 schools — 22,673 students, average ICSEA 1,173.
By sector: Independent 17 · Government 17 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 13 · Combined 9
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 0.4 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 73 | 968 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.3 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | — | 1,028 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 38 | 817 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | — | 1,203 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 25 | 667 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11398/elizabeth-bay/topic/education