79.6% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 76.8%
- 2021: 79.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pyrmont · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pyrmont
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Pyrmont hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the country. This high level of education is reflected across the board, with a huge proportion of residents completing Year 12. These figures mark Pyrmont as a highly educated hub within Sydney.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very common here, with 79.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the national and state figures, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pyrmont, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the country, as 51.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%, with over 20% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
51.8% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 51.8%
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 Pyrmont, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) 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 13.6%. Other notable areas of qualification include engineering and information technology.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pyrmont has access to a huge number of schools, with 61 within a 3km radius. These schools have an average advantage score among the highest at this level, and the typical school size is larger than in most areas.
61
Higher than 94% 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).
489
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,149
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 Pyrmont
61 schools — 28,352 students, average ICSEA 1,149.
By sector: Government 34 · Independent 20 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 21 · Combined 9
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 38 | 817 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 152 | 1,125 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,044 | 1,138 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | — | 1,028 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 193 | 982 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Annandale North Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 359 | 1,148 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 73 | 968 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 70 | 909 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Bridge Road School, Camperdown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 37 | 977 |
| Newtown North Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 221 | 1,132 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 155 | 1,166 |
| Darlington Public School, Chippendale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 147 | 1,030 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 85 | 1,019 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 25 | 667 |
| Annandale Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 363 | 1,145 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 104 | 1,143 |
| St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 91 | 1,151 |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 784 | 1,104 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 52 | 1,058 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 142 | 1,037 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 169 | 1,145 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 76 | 938 |
| Erskineville Public School, Erskineville | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 334 | 1,155 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,145 | 1,127 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 272 | 1,140 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pyrmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13297/pyrmont/topic/education