80.1% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 80.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rushcutters Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rushcutters Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap in education levels separates Rushcutters Bay from the rest of the country, with 56.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. The area is highly educated, with the vast majority of residents completing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, as 80.1% of people finished Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rushcutters Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
More than half of adults have a university degree, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Specifically, 41.9% hold a bachelor degree and 19.1% have a postgraduate qualification.
56.2% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 56.2%
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 Rushcutters Bay, Bachelor degree is the majority at 50%; Postgraduate degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by society and culture at 20.0% and creative arts at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 38 schools within 3 km, among the largest number for any similar area. These schools are generally larger than most, with an average size of 656 students.
38
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).
656
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,170
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 Rushcutters Bay
38 schools — 22,965 students, average ICSEA 1,170.
By sector: Independent 18 · Government 17 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 14 · Combined 9
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 73 | 968 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.3 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | — | 1,028 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 38 | 817 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | — | 1,203 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 25 | 667 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 129 | 1,103 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rushcutters Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13459/rushcutters-bay/topic/education