76.5% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 76.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Potts Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Potts Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of all adults in Potts Point hold a bachelor's degree or higher, making it one of the most highly educated areas in the country. This high level of schooling shapes a professional community where the typical resident is far more likely to have completed Year 12 than those in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 76.5%, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%. Very few residents left school early, with only 1.9% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Potts Point, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is exceptionally well-qualified, with 51.7% of adults holding a university degree. This is far above the New South Wales average of 27.8%, with postgraduate degrees alone held by 18.1% of the population.
51.7% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 51.7%
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 Potts Point, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce (23.6%) and society and culture (19.7%). Creative arts degrees are also frequent, held by 10.7% of qualified residents.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than most and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region. There are 45 schools within 3km, with a nearly even split between independent and government providers.
5.49
Higher than 61% 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).
640
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,174
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 Potts Point
45 schools — 27,540 students, average ICSEA 1,174.
By sector: Independent 21 · Government 20 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 16 · Combined 9
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 0.3 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 73 | 968 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | — | — |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | — | 1,028 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 38 | 817 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 25 | 667 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 193 | 982 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 70 | 909 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Clifton Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 114 | 1,188 |
| Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, Mosman | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 221 | 1,206 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Potts Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13268/potts-point/topic/education