82.0% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 78.2%
- 2021: 82.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rose Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rose Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have remained a standout feature in Rose Bay, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This is a highly qualified area where 82% of residents finished Year 12, far exceeding the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who completed Year 12 is among the highest at this level, sitting far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rose Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 47.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
47.6% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 47.6%
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 Rose Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 28.8%, followed by society and culture at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 570 students. There are 37 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.47
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
Higher than 90% 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).
570
Higher than 81% 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 Rose Bay
37 schools — 20,533 students, average ICSEA 1,149.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 13 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 9 · Secondary 7
| Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 377 | 1,145 |
| McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 273 | 1,168 |
| Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,127 | 1,107 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Kambala, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 986 | 1,169 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 851 | 1,160 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 88 | 1,160 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 484 | 1,082 |
| Wairoa School, Bondi Beach | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 75 | 1,025 |
| Bondi Beach Public School, Bondi Beach | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 348 | 1,120 |
| WAYS Secondary, Bondi | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 62 | 987 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 464 | 1,139 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | — | 1,203 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 80 | 1,188 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 773 | 1,118 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 257 | 1,176 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 263 | 1,150 |
| Vaucluse Public School, Vaucluse | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 217 | 1,145 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 308 | 1,161 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| St Catherine's School, Waverley | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| Clovelly Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 513 | 1,161 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Clovelly | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 163 | 1,148 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 73 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rose Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13412/rose-bay/topic/education