84.3% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.9%
- 2016: 80.4%
- 2021: 84.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Vaucluse · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Vaucluse
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Vaucluse hold a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding the national figure. This level of high attainment is reflected across the board, with school completion rates and qualification levels sitting among the highest in the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national average, with 84.3% of residents finishing their schooling. This is 25 percentage points higher than the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Vaucluse, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High-level qualifications are very common here, as 49.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
49.1% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 49.1%
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 Vaucluse, Bachelor degree is the majority at 53%; Postgraduate degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 29.3%, followed by society and culture at 18.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in the area have an advantage score among the highest at this level, and while there are 16 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.11
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
599
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,150
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 Vaucluse
16 schools — 9,581 students, average ICSEA 1,150.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Vaucluse Public School, Vaucluse | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 217 | 1,145 |
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 851 | 1,160 |
| Kambala, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 986 | 1,169 |
| McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 273 | 1,168 |
| Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 484 | 1,082 |
| Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 377 | 1,145 |
| Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,127 | 1,107 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 88 | 1,160 |
| Wairoa School, Bondi Beach | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 75 | 1,025 |
| WAYS Secondary, Bondi | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 62 | 987 |
| Bondi Beach Public School, Bondi Beach | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 348 | 1,120 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Clifton Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 114 | 1,188 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 237 | 1,135 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Vaucluse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14089/vaucluse/topic/education