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Education & Qualifications in Kensington

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

High academic achievement marks Kensington, with qualification levels and school completion rates that are among the highest for similar areas. This is a highly educated community where nearly 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far exceeding the national figure.

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Where Kensington sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

44.5% ▲ +33.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kensington — higher than 96% of areas.

Kensington44.5%
2033, NSW 44.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

A far higher proportion of people here finished high school than the state or national figures, with 80.5% completing Year 12. This is among the highest levels of school completion seen in similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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80.5% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 99% 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 Kensington, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 7%.

Year 12 80.5% Year 10 6.2% Year 9 or below 3.6% Year 11 2.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are very common in Kensington, where 44.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales average of 27.8%, with postgraduate degrees held by 20.2% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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44.5% ▲ +33.1%

Higher than 96% 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 Kensington, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).

Bachelor degree 39.6% Postgraduate degree 20.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.9% Certificate III / IV 9.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.1% Certificate I / II 1.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.8% and engineering at 10.2%.

Schools

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

There are 74 schools within 3km, among the largest number of schools for any similar area. While school size is higher than most areas, there are only 2.08 schools per 1,000 children, which is lower than most places.

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74

Higher than 96% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,126

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Kensington

74 schools — 32,847 students, average ICSEA 1,126.

By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 20 · Independent 17

By type: Primary 45 · Secondary 17 · Combined 12
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington Catholic Primary 0.3 km 412 1,145
Kensington Public School, Kensington Government Primary 0.4 km 381 1,120
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington Catholic Secondary 0.4 km 702 1,083
The Joseph Varga School, Randwick Independent Combined 1.3 km 8 1,119
Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick Independent Primary 1.5 km 102 1,165
Marcellin College, Randwick Catholic Secondary 1.6 km 964 1,100
Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick Government Combined 1.6 km — —
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery Catholic Primary 1.6 km 150 1,112
Randwick Public School, Randwick Government Primary 1.7 km 853 1,155
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick Catholic Primary 1.7 km 472 1,160
Green Square Public School, Zetlands Government Primary 1.7 km 107 1,122
Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick Government Primary 1.8 km 454 1,122
Centennial Park School, Randwick Government Secondary 1.8 km 53 1,055
Randwick High School, Randwick Government Secondary 1.8 km 1,461 1,071
Daceyville Public School, Daceyville Government Primary 1.9 km 126 1,029
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville Catholic Primary 1.9 km 371 1,104
Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes Government Primary 1.9 km 154 1,046
Emanuel School, Randwick Independent Combined 1.9 km 849 1,186
Hartford College, Daceyville Independent Combined 2.0 km 29 1,117
Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick Catholic Secondary 2.0 km 851 1,114
Claremont College, Randwick Independent Primary 2.0 km 265 1,201
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North Catholic Primary 2.1 km 139 1,134
Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills Government Secondary 2.1 km 929 1,193
Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo Government Combined 2.2 km 29 890
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo Catholic Primary 2.3 km 76 938
Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park Government Secondary 2.4 km 1,205 1,189
Moriah College, Bondi Junction Independent Combined 2.5 km 1,339 1,141
Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery Government Primary 2.5 km 393 1,058
St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot Catholic Primary 2.5 km 608 1,089
Coogee Public School, Coogee Government Primary 2.6 km 361 1,154
Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills Government Primary 2.6 km 381 1,135
J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot Government Secondary 2.7 km 298 987
Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction Independent Combined 2.7 km 1,129 1,173
Mount Sinai College, Maroubra Independent Primary 2.8 km 267 1,097
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Coogee Catholic Primary 2.8 km 205 1,159
St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington Catholic Primary 2.8 km 151 1,167
Paddington Public School, Paddington Government Primary 2.9 km 147 1,155
St Catherine's School, Waverley Independent Combined 2.9 km 1,122 1,156
Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria Government Combined 3.0 km 1,313 1,052
Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern Independent Primary 3.0 km 25 667
Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra Government Primary 3.0 km 484 1,128
Waverley Public School, Waverley Government Primary 3.0 km 263 1,150
St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley Catholic Primary 3.1 km 308 1,161
Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills Government Secondary 3.1 km 1,161 1,104
Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria Government Secondary 3.1 km 142 1,037
Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills Government Primary 3.1 km 124 1,094
St Clare's College, Waverley Catholic Secondary 3.2 km 773 1,118
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Clovelly Catholic Primary 3.2 km 163 1,148
Woollahra Public School, Woollahra Government Primary 3.4 km 667 1,193
Key College, Redfern Independent Secondary 3.4 km 70 909
Pagewood Public School, Botany Government Primary 3.4 km 207 1,085
Mascot Public School, Mascot Government Primary 3.4 km 397 1,035
Waverley College, Waverley Independent Secondary 3.4 km 1,525 1,131
Clovelly Public School, Waverley Government Primary 3.4 km 513 1,161
Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills Government Primary 3.5 km 288 1,114
Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington Government Primary 3.6 km 263 1,176
South Coogee Public School, South Coogee Government Primary 3.6 km 376 1,095
South Sydney High School, Maroubra Government Secondary 3.6 km 796 1,037
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction Catholic Primary 3.6 km 187 1,126
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville Catholic Primary 3.6 km 169 1,145
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra Catholic Primary 3.7 km 196 1,164
Erskineville Public School, Erskineville Government Primary 3.7 km 334 1,155
Reddam House, Woollahra Independent Combined 3.8 km — 1,203
Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra Catholic Secondary 3.8 km 755 1,043
Bronte Public School, Bronte Government Primary 3.8 km 257 1,176
Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point Government Primary 3.8 km 210 1,156
Darlington Public School, Chippendale Government Primary 3.9 km 147 1,030
Ascham School, Edgecliff Independent Combined 4.0 km 1,182 1,217
SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst Independent Combined 4.1 km 936 1,209
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany Catholic Primary 4.2 km 287 1,119
Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe Independent Secondary 4.2 km 129 1,103
Newtown North Public School, Newtown Government Primary 4.3 km 221 1,132
Botany Public School, Botany Government Primary 4.3 km 232 1,062
GOAL College, Ultimo Independent Secondary 4.3 km 204 1,027

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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12107/kensington/topic/education