82.2% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.3%
- 2016: 79.6%
- 2021: 82.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Milsons Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Milsons Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Milsons Point are among the highest for similar areas. The typical resident is highly qualified, with 61.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This far exceeds the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 82.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Milsons Point, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 61.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average by 35 points, with 24.4% holding a postgraduate degree.
61.2% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 61.2%
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 Milsons Point, Bachelor degree is the majority at 50%; Postgraduate degree is next at 28%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 33.5%, followed by society and culture at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically larger than in other areas, with an average size of 750 students. There are 34 schools within 3 km, and the average school advantage score is among the highest for similar areas.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
750
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,181
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 Milsons Point
34 schools — 24,011 students, average ICSEA 1,181.
By sector: Independent 16 · Government 15 · Catholic 3
By type: Secondary 13 · Primary 13 · Combined 8
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | — | — |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 73 | 968 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 38 | 817 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, Mosman | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 221 | 1,206 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | — | 1,028 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 30 | 1,075 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Milsons Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12640/milsons-point/topic/education