85.0% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.5%
- 2016: 79.5%
- 2021: 85.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Neutral Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Neutral Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Academic achievement has remained exceptionally high in Neutral Bay, where 56.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. The area is defined by a highly qualified population with a strong emphasis on university education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 85% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Neutral Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, and the typical adult is far more likely to have a degree than those in the rest of Australia. About 19.5% of residents hold a postgraduate degree.
56.1% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 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 Neutral Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 31%, followed by society and culture at 16.3%. Health, creative arts and engineering also feature in the top five.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 34 schools within 3km, and these schools are much larger than most others. While government schools make up 58.8% of the sector, the average school advantage score is among the highest at this level.
0.75
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
662
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,176
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 Neutral Bay
34 schools — 21,173 students, average ICSEA 1,176.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 10 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 423 | 1,162 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mosman | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 373 | 1,189 |
| Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, Mosman | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 221 | 1,206 |
| Mosman Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 458 | 1,157 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Mosman High School, Mosman | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,087 | 1,126 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Clifton Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 114 | 1,188 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Queenwood, Mosman | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 816 | 1,172 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Beauty Point Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 205 | 1,154 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Neutral Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12943/neutral-bay/topic/education