86.8% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.0%
- 2016: 82.3%
- 2021: 86.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waverton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Waverton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 64% of adults in Waverton hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where most residents have completed high school and a large proportion have pursued university studies.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 86.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waverton, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for university degrees, with 64% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
64.0% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 64.0%
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 Waverton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 27.3%, followed by society and culture at 18.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Waverton is near 37 schools, among the largest number of schools within 3km for similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 640 students.
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).
640
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,171
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 Waverton
37 schools — 22,402 students, average ICSEA 1,171.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 11 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 12 · Combined 6
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | — | — |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | — | — |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 423 | 1,162 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14219/waverton/topic/education