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Education & Qualifications in Harolds Cross

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

High levels of formal learning define the residents of Harolds Cross, where over three quarters of people finished Year 12. This educational achievement is far above the national figure and is mirrored by a strong number of adults holding university degrees.

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Where Harolds Cross sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

32.4% ▲ +12.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Harolds Cross — higher than 87% of areas.

Harolds Cross32.4%
2622, NSW 25.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Finishing Year 12 is very common here, with 75.4% of residents doing so. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and is among the highest rates for areas of this type.

Completed Year 12

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75.4% ▲ +55.6%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Harolds Cross, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 75.4% Year 10 15.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Academic achievement is high, as 32.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the typical Australian rate of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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32.4% ▲ +12.2%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Harolds Cross, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (18%).

Bachelor degree 26.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 11.5% Postgraduate degree 5.8% Certificate III / IV 5.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study for those with degrees are management and commerce at 26.9%, followed by society and culture at 21.2% and engineering at 13.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Harolds Cross, the largest group is Management & commerce at 38%, followed by Society & culture (30%) and Engineering & related (19%).

Management & commerce 26.9% Society & culture 21.2% Engineering & related 13.5% Creative arts 9.6%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Harolds Cross — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Harolds Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11862/harolds-cross/topic/education