77.7% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 77.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rosebery · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rosebery
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels define the daily life of Rosebery, where 45.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. The area is strongly skewed toward high achievement, with a very large proportion of residents completing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the New South Wales average, with 77.7% of residents finishing Year 12 compared to 58.9% across the state. This is among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rosebery, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A huge gap exists in higher education, as 45.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or more, which is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 39.7%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 19.0%.
45.1% ▲ +72.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 45.1%
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 Rosebery, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 27.3%, followed by society and culture at 12.1% and engineering at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,110, which is among the highest at this level. While there are 56 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
1.84
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 93% 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).
426
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,110
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rosebery
56 schools — 23,446 students, average ICSEA 1,110.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 13 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 15 · Combined 7
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 298 | 987 |
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 107 | 1,122 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 702 | 1,083 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 29 | 890 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 412 | 1,145 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 76 | 938 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 142 | 1,037 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 169 | 1,145 |
| Erskineville Public School, Erskineville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 334 | 1,155 |
| St Peters Public School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 154 | 1,099 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 25 | 667 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 310 | 1,132 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 70 | 909 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 121 | 1,100 |
| The Joseph Varga School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 8 | 1,119 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 272 | 1,140 |
| Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Randwick High School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,461 | 1,071 |
| Darlington Public School, Chippendale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 147 | 1,030 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,145 | 1,127 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 102 | 1,165 |
| Marcellin College, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 964 | 1,100 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 472 | 1,160 |
| Newtown North Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 221 | 1,132 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| Randwick Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 853 | 1,155 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 104 | 1,143 |
| Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 851 | 1,114 |
| Centennial Park School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 53 | 1,055 |
| Claremont College, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 265 | 1,201 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 849 | 1,186 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 129 | 1,103 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rosebery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13419/rosebery/topic/education