82.3% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 75.5%
- 2021: 82.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rozelle · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rozelle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have continued to climb in Rozelle, with over half of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This creates a highly qualified community where Year 12 completion is far more common than in the rest of the state. It is an area where a strong academic background is the norm for most residents.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 82.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. This puts the area among the highest in the country for school completion.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rozelle, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Over half of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, sitting far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of education is led by 42.5% of people with a bachelor degree and 20.9% with a postgraduate qualification.
54.6% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 54.6%
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 Rozelle, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 27.8%, followed by society and culture at 18.7%. Other frequent qualifications include creative arts and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score that is among the highest for similar areas, and the typical school size of 449 is higher than most. While there are 59 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.04
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
59
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).
449
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,151
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 Rozelle
59 schools — 25,121 students, average ICSEA 1,151.
By sector: Government 31 · Independent 16 · Catholic 12
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 18 · Combined 6
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 0.4 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,044 | 1,138 |
| Annandale North Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 359 | 1,148 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 152 | 1,125 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 310 | 1,156 |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 784 | 1,104 |
| Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 427 | 1,137 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 155 | 1,166 |
| Annandale Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 363 | 1,145 |
| Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 85 | 1,019 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 91 | 1,151 |
| Bridge Road School, Camperdown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 37 | 977 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 193 | 982 |
| Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 532 | 1,122 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 180 | 1,167 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Russell Lea Public School, Russell Lea | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 428 | 1,140 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 38 | 817 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | — | — |
| Taverners Hill Infants School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 20 | 1,129 |
| Newtown North Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 221 | 1,132 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Stanmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 116 | 1,160 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | — | 1,028 |
| Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 116 | 1,149 |
| Darlington Public School, Chippendale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 147 | 1,030 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 52 | 1,058 |
| Fort Street High School, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 917 | 1,176 |
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 104 | 1,143 |
| Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 252 | 1,117 |
| Stanmore Public School, Stanmore | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 560 | 1,138 |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 110 | 1,083 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 70 | 909 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| All Hallows Catholic Primary School, Five Dock | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 462 | 1,125 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Newington College, Stanmore | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,072 | 1,182 |
| Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 858 | 1,091 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Abbotsford Public School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 368 | 1,113 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rozelle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13450/rozelle/topic/education