86.3% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 78.6%
- 2021: 86.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McMahons Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in McMahons Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A highly educated population defines McMahons Point, where 63.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 86.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McMahons Point, Year 12 is the majority at 91%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common here, as 63.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure, with 25.1% of residents holding postgraduate qualifications.
63.2% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 63.2%
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 McMahons Point, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.3%, followed by society and culture at 19.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 37 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for similar areas. Local schools have an average advantage score and size that are both among the highest for this level.
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).
702
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,178
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 McMahons Point
37 schools — 23,852 students, average ICSEA 1,178.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 15 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 14 · Combined 8
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 38 | 817 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 73 | 968 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | — | 1,028 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McMahons Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12557/mcmahons-point/topic/education