84.2% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.8%
- 2016: 79.0%
- 2021: 84.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mosman · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mosman
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Mosman hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the country. This trend starts early, with a huge proportion of residents completing Year 12 compared to the national figure. The result is a community with educational attainment levels far above the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A far higher proportion of people in Mosman finished Year 12 than the national average, with 84.2% completing their secondary schooling. This is 25 percentage points above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mosman, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 54.6%, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Most of these qualifications are bachelor degrees at 45.0% or postgraduate degrees at 20.8%.
54.6% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 54.6%
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 Mosman, Bachelor degree is the majority at 50%; Postgraduate degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 32.1%, followed by society and culture at 19.4%. Other common areas include health, creative arts, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mosman has a very high average school advantage score and large average school sizes. While there are 44 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.73
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
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).
746
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,172
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 Mosman
44 schools — 32,095 students, average ICSEA 1,172.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 16 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 12 · Combined 10
| Mosman High School, Mosman | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,087 | 1,126 |
| Queenwood, Mosman | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 816 | 1,172 |
| Mosman Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 458 | 1,157 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Clifton Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 114 | 1,188 |
| Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, Mosman | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 221 | 1,206 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mosman | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 373 | 1,189 |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 423 | 1,162 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Beauty Point Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 205 | 1,154 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Balgowlah Heights Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 651 | 1,177 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus, Balgowlah | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,100 | 1,115 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Balgowlah | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 232 | 1,168 |
| Vaucluse Public School, Vaucluse | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 217 | 1,145 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Seaforth Public School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 394 | 1,165 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 851 | 1,160 |
| Manly West Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 761 | 1,147 |
| Kambala, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 986 | 1,169 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 5.0 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | — | — |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mosman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12749/mosman/topic/education