81.7% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 77.7%
- 2021: 81.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Point Piper · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Point Piper
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Among the highest for education in the region, Point Piper is a place of exceptional academic achievement. Nearly half of all adults hold a university degree or higher, while 81.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 81.7% of people completing Year 12. This is 23 percentage points higher than both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Point Piper, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common in Point Piper, where 48.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
48.2% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 48.2%
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 Point Piper, Bachelor degree is the majority at 53%; Postgraduate degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.6%, followed by society and culture at 21.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 30 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number at this level. These schools have an average size of 642 students and an advantage score among the highest for similar areas.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
642
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,152
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 Point Piper
30 schools — 18,621 students, average ICSEA 1,152.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 12 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 8 · Secondary 6
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 377 | 1,145 |
| Kambala, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 986 | 1,169 |
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 851 | 1,160 |
| McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 273 | 1,168 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | — | 1,203 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,127 | 1,107 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 484 | 1,082 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 88 | 1,160 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 464 | 1,139 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 80 | 1,188 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 73 | 968 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| Vaucluse Public School, Vaucluse | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 217 | 1,145 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 263 | 1,150 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 773 | 1,118 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Point Piper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13245/point-piper/topic/education