88.1% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.1%
- 2016: 82.9%
- 2021: 88.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wollstonecraft · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wollstonecraft
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 64% of adults in Wollstonecraft hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates are among the highest for similar places. Most residents have a strong academic background, with a large proportion holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 88.1% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wollstonecraft, Year 12 is the majority at 91%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 63.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%, with 22.7% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
63.8% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 63.8%
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 Wollstonecraft, Bachelor degree is the majority at 50%; Postgraduate degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 29.6%, followed by society and culture at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wollstonecraft has a high average school advantage score and larger than typical schools. While there are 38 schools within 3km, there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
0.95
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
689
Higher than 90% 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 Wollstonecraft
38 schools — 24,786 students, average ICSEA 1,170.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 10 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | — | — |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| SCECGS Redlands, Cremorne | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | — | — |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 423 | 1,162 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 95 | 1,178 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wollstonecraft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14377/wollstonecraft/topic/education