81.3% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 81.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Millers Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Millers Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap in educational attainment marks Millers Point, where 56.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Most residents are highly educated and have completed their own schooling to a high standard.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 81.3%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This puts the area among the highest for school completion at this level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Millers Point, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for university degrees, with 56.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
56.1% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 56.1%
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 Millers Point, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 34.3%, followed by society and culture at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 45 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest at this level. The average school size of 655 is much higher than most areas, and the average school advantage score is among the highest.
8.06
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
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).
655
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,165
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 Millers Point
45 schools — 28,167 students, average ICSEA 1,165.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 19 · Catholic 4
By type: Secondary 19 · Primary 18 · Combined 8
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | — | — |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 38 | 817 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | — | 1,028 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 73 | 968 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 152 | 1,125 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,044 | 1,138 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 193 | 982 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 933 | 1,195 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Millers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12630/millers-point/topic/education