72.4% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 72.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woolloomooloo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woolloomooloo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Woolloomooloo hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as a highly qualified area. This educational achievement is seen across the board, with a very high proportion of residents completing Year 12 compared to both state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 72.4% of residents finishing school, which is 14 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woolloomooloo, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, as 46.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
46.4% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 46.4%
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 Woolloomooloo, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.6%, followed by society and culture at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woolloomooloo has a high number of schools for its size, with 7.41 schools per 1,000 children. The average school size of 600 is much higher than most areas.
7.41
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
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).
600
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,166
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 Woolloomooloo
42 schools — 23,990 students, average ICSEA 1,166.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 18 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 16 · Combined 8
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 73 | 968 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 0.4 km | 937 | 1,125 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| Conservatorium High School, Sydney | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 156 | 1,194 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| Macquarie Grammar School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 84 | 1,027 |
| Australian International High School, Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | — | 1,028 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School, Sydney | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,436 | 1,189 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School, Sydney | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 38 | 817 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | — | — |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 65 | 1,153 |
| GOAL College, Ultimo | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 204 | 1,027 |
| Ultimo Public School, Ultimo | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 483 | 1,088 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 798 | 1,094 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 25 | 667 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 193 | 982 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 70 | 909 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 152 | 1,125 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 76 | 938 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woolloomooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14424/woolloomooloo/topic/education