83.9% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 74.3%
- 2016: 77.7%
- 2021: 83.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Vaucluse · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Vaucluse
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Vaucluse now hold a university degree, reflecting a significant climb in higher education since 2011. This area is exceptionally well-qualified, with 52.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is common here, with 83.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and has risen by 9.6 percentage points since 2011.
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.
University qualifications are very high in Vaucluse, where 52.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far above the Australian average of 26.3% and grew by 12 percentage points over the last decade.
52.9% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 52.9%
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 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Most residents with degrees have studied management and commerce (28.8%) or society and culture (18.3%). Other common fields include the creative arts, health, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score among the highest in the country, with an average size of 603 students. While there are 21 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.70
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 54% of state electorate 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).
12,056
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
603
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,159
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Vaucluse
21 schools — 12,056 students, average ICSEA 1,159.
By sector: Independent 9 · Government 9 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 7 · Secondary 3
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 851 | 1,160 |
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Kambala, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 986 | 1,169 |
| McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 273 | 1,168 |
| Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 377 | 1,145 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,127 | 1,107 |
| Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 484 | 1,082 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Vaucluse Public School, Vaucluse | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 217 | 1,145 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 88 | 1,160 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | — | 1,203 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Wairoa School, Bondi Beach | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 75 | 1,025 |
| Bondi Beach Public School, Bondi Beach | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 348 | 1,120 |
| WAYS Secondary, Bondi | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 62 | 987 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 464 | 1,139 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 80 | 1,188 |
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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/sed/SED10086/vaucluse/topic/education