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Redfern · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Redfern

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Almost half of all adults in Redfern hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of achievement is reflected across the community, with far more people finishing Year 12 than in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Redfern, Suburb / Locality

Where Redfern sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

49.1% ▲ +40.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Redfern — higher than 99% of areas.

Redfern49.1%
2016, NSW 49.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is very high at 75.5%, which is far above the 58.9% seen in New South Wales and the 58.8% national figure.

Completed Year 12

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75.5% ▲ +17.3%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Redfern, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 8%.

Year 12 75.5% Year 10 6.8% Year 9 or below 5.1% Year 11 3.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area has a very highly educated adult population, with 49.1% holding a bachelor degree or higher, far above the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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49.1% ▲ +40.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Redfern, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).

Bachelor degree 41.5% Postgraduate degree 18.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.0% Certificate III / IV 8.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.8% Certificate I / II 0.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.8%, followed by society and culture at 16.3% and creative arts at 12%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Redfern has a high average school advantage score and larger than usual schools, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.

Schools within 3 km

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72

Higher than 96% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,143

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).

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Schools serving Redfern

72 schools — 31,154 students, average ICSEA 1,143.

By sector: Government 38 · Independent 21 · Catholic 13

By type: Primary 40 · Secondary 20 · Combined 12
Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern Independent Primary 0.4 km 25 667
Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills Government Secondary 0.4 km 1,161 1,104
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo Catholic Primary 0.7 km 76 938
Key College, Redfern Independent Secondary 0.8 km 70 909
Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills Government Primary 0.9 km 381 1,135
Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills Government Primary 1.0 km 124 1,094
Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park Government Secondary 1.2 km 1,205 1,189
Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo Government Combined 1.3 km 29 890
Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills Government Secondary 1.3 km 929 1,193
Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria Government Combined 1.3 km 1,313 1,052
Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria Government Secondary 1.4 km 142 1,037
Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills Government Primary 1.5 km 288 1,114
Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe Independent Secondary 1.6 km 129 1,103
Darlington Public School, Chippendale Government Primary 1.6 km 147 1,030
GOAL College, Ultimo Independent Secondary 1.6 km 204 1,027
International Grammar School, Ultimo Independent Combined 1.7 km 1,224 1,170
Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo Independent Secondary 1.7 km 65 1,153
Green Square Public School, Zetlands Government Primary 1.7 km 107 1,122
Glebe Public School, Glebe Government Primary 1.8 km 193 982
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville Catholic Primary 1.9 km 169 1,145
Newtown North Public School, Newtown Government Primary 2.0 km 221 1,132
Australian International High School, Sydney Independent Secondary 2.0 km — 1,028
Ultimo Public School, Ultimo Government Primary 2.0 km 483 1,088
Erskineville Public School, Erskineville Government Primary 2.1 km 334 1,155
Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst Independent Secondary 2.1 km 1,925 1,274
St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney Independent Combined 2.2 km 1,436 1,189
St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney Independent Primary 2.2 km 38 817
SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst Independent Combined 2.2 km 936 1,209
Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point Government Primary 2.2 km 210 1,156
Paddington Public School, Paddington Government Primary 2.3 km 147 1,155
St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington Catholic Primary 2.4 km 151 1,167
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown Government Combined 2.5 km — —
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington Catholic Secondary 2.5 km 702 1,083
St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe Catholic Primary 2.5 km 152 1,125
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington Catholic Primary 2.5 km 412 1,145
St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney Catholic Combined 2.5 km 937 1,125
Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney Independent Secondary 2.5 km 84 1,027
Kensington Public School, Kensington Government Primary 2.5 km 381 1,120
Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington Government Primary 2.6 km 263 1,176
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe Government Secondary 2.6 km 798 1,094
Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge Government Primary 2.6 km 307 1,161
Newtown Public School, Newtown Government Primary 2.6 km 272 1,140
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery Catholic Primary 2.7 km 150 1,112
Australia Street Infants School, Newtown Government Primary 2.7 km 104 1,143
Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown Government Secondary 2.7 km 1,145 1,127
Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo Government Primary 2.8 km 73 968
Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo Government Secondary 2.8 km 615 1,032
The Athena School, Newtown Independent Combined 3.0 km 52 1,058
Bridge Road School, Camperdown Government Primary 3.0 km 37 977
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe Independent Secondary 3.1 km 1,044 1,138
St Vincent's College, Potts Point Independent Secondary 3.1 km 755 1,145
Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery Government Primary 3.2 km 393 1,058
Camdenville Public School, Newtown Government Primary 3.2 km 310 1,132
Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale Independent Secondary 3.2 km 85 1,019
Ascham School, Edgecliff Independent Combined 3.2 km 1,182 1,217
Woollahra Public School, Woollahra Government Primary 3.3 km 667 1,193
St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore Catholic Primary 3.4 km 121 1,100
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale Catholic Primary 3.4 km 155 1,166
Annandale Public School, Annandale Government Primary 3.5 km 363 1,145
St Peters Public School, St Peters Government Primary 3.5 km 154 1,099
The Joseph Varga School, Randwick Independent Combined 3.5 km 8 1,119
Moriah College, Bondi Junction Independent Combined 3.6 km 1,339 1,141
Annandale North Public School, Annandale Government Primary 3.6 km 359 1,148
Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick Independent Primary 3.7 km 102 1,165
Emanuel School, Randwick Independent Combined 3.8 km 849 1,186
Double Bay Public School, Double Bay Government Primary 3.8 km 237 1,135
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North Catholic Primary 3.8 km 139 1,134
Randwick Public School, Randwick Government Primary 3.8 km 853 1,155
Stanmore Public School, Stanmore Government Primary 3.8 km 560 1,138
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Stanmore Catholic Primary 3.8 km 116 1,160
Marcellin College, Randwick Catholic Secondary 3.9 km 964 1,100
Centennial Park School, Randwick Government Secondary 3.9 km 53 1,055

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Redfern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13352/redfern/topic/education