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Education & Qualifications in Woollahra

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher levels of education than almost any other similar area define Woollahra, where more than half of all adults hold a university degree. This academic achievement is reflected in the local schools, which have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.

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📍 Woollahra, Suburb / Locality

Where Woollahra sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

58.2% ▲ +23.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woollahra — higher than 99% of areas.

Woollahra58.2%
2025, NSW 58.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 83.9% of residents completing Year 12. This is 25 percentage points higher than the average for both New South Wales and Australia.

Completed Year 12

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83.9% ▲ +8.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Woollahra, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.

Year 12 83.9% Year 10 5.7% Year 11 2.1% Year 9 or below 1.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area is far above the state and national averages for higher education, as 58.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This includes 21.3% who have completed a postgraduate degree.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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58.2% ▲ +23.9%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 28.3%, followed by society and culture at 21.9%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Woollahra has 60 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. While schools are larger than most, there are only 2.71 schools per 1,000 children, which is lower than most areas.

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60

Higher than 94% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,156

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).

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Schools serving Woollahra

60 schools — 33,861 students, average ICSEA 1,156.

By sector: Government 25 · Independent 21 · Catholic 14

By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 15 · Combined 13
Woollahra Public School, Woollahra Government Primary 0.3 km 667 1,193
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra Catholic Primary 0.9 km 196 1,164
Reddam House, Woollahra Independent Combined 0.9 km — 1,203
Ascham School, Edgecliff Independent Combined 1.0 km 1,182 1,217
St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington Catholic Primary 1.2 km 151 1,167
Double Bay Public School, Double Bay Government Primary 1.3 km 237 1,135
Paddington Public School, Paddington Government Primary 1.3 km 147 1,155
Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington Government Primary 1.4 km 263 1,176
Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill Government Primary 1.5 km 573 1,156
The Scots College, Bellevue Hill Independent Combined 1.5 km 2,076 1,162
Moriah College, Bondi Junction Independent Combined 1.5 km 1,339 1,141
Waverley Public School, Waverley Government Primary 1.5 km 263 1,150
Waverley College, Waverley Independent Secondary 1.7 km 1,525 1,131
St Clare's College, Waverley Catholic Secondary 1.7 km 773 1,118
Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill Independent Secondary 1.7 km 1,693 1,181
St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley Catholic Primary 1.8 km 308 1,161
Montessori East, Bondi Independent Primary 2.0 km 80 1,188
Bondi Public School, Bondi Government Primary 2.0 km 464 1,139
Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point Government Primary 2.1 km 210 1,156
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North Catholic Primary 2.2 km 139 1,134
St Catherine's School, Waverley Independent Combined 2.3 km 1,122 1,156
Bronte Public School, Bronte Government Primary 2.3 km 257 1,176
Emanuel School, Randwick Independent Combined 2.4 km 849 1,186
Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills Government Secondary 2.4 km 929 1,193
Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park Government Secondary 2.4 km 1,205 1,189
St Vincent's College, Potts Point Independent Secondary 2.5 km 755 1,145
SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst Independent Combined 2.6 km 936 1,209
Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills Government Primary 2.7 km 381 1,135
Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo Government Secondary 2.7 km 615 1,032
Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills Government Primary 2.7 km 288 1,114
Centennial Park School, Randwick Government Secondary 2.8 km 53 1,055
Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo Government Primary 2.8 km 73 968
Randwick Public School, Randwick Government Primary 2.8 km 853 1,155
Clovelly Public School, Waverley Government Primary 2.8 km 513 1,161
Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay Government Primary 2.9 km 377 1,145
Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach Catholic Primary 2.9 km 88 1,160
Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills Government Primary 2.9 km 124 1,094
The Joseph Varga School, Randwick Independent Combined 3.0 km 8 1,119
Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick Independent Primary 3.0 km 102 1,165
Bondi Beach Public School, Bondi Beach Government Primary 3.0 km 348 1,120
Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights Government Secondary 3.1 km 1,127 1,107
McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay Catholic Primary 3.1 km 273 1,168
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Clovelly Catholic Primary 3.1 km 163 1,148
Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst Independent Secondary 3.1 km 1,925 1,274
Marcellin College, Randwick Catholic Secondary 3.1 km 964 1,100
Wairoa School, Bondi Beach Government Combined 3.2 km 75 1,025
Kensington Public School, Kensington Government Primary 3.2 km 381 1,120
St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney Catholic Combined 3.2 km 937 1,125
WAYS Secondary, Bondi Independent Secondary 3.2 km 62 987
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick Catholic Primary 3.3 km 472 1,160
Kambala, Rose Bay Independent Combined 3.4 km 986 1,169
Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills Government Secondary 3.6 km 1,161 1,104
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington Catholic Primary 3.6 km 412 1,145
Australian International High School, Sydney Independent Secondary 3.7 km — 1,028
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington Catholic Secondary 3.7 km 702 1,083
St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney Independent Combined 3.8 km 1,436 1,189
St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney Independent Primary 3.8 km 38 817
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo Catholic Primary 3.8 km 76 938
Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights Independent Combined 3.9 km 484 1,082
Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern Independent Primary 3.9 km 25 667

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14422/woollahra/topic/education