55.2% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunbury - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Sunbury - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Mid-range educational attainment defines Sunbury - South, where qualifications and school completion rates sit around the middle for similar areas. While the area has a fair share of university degrees, the typical resident is less likely to have finished Year 12 than those in the wider state or nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national rate of 58.8%. For those who didn't finish Year 12, the next most common highest year of schooling was Year 10 at 15.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunbury - South, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the state and nation, with 19.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.2% of residents.
19.3% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Sunbury - South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Management and Commerce at 17.2%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sunbury - South has four schools, and while these are smaller than in most areas, they have a higher average advantage score. Most of the 1,344 enrolments are in government primary schools.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.44
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,344
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
336
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sunbury - South
15 schools — 8,320 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Diggers Rest Primary School, Diggers Rest | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 560 | 1,034 |
| Sunbury Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 400 | 1,056 |
| Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School, Sunbury | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 283 | 998 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Sunbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 299 | 1,061 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School, Sunbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 431 | 1,065 |
| Sunbury Downs Secondary College, Sunbury | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 789 | 1,005 |
| Goonawarra Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 351 | 999 |
| Sunbury Heights Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 495 | 983 |
| Sunbury College, Sunbury | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 980 | 993 |
| Salesian College Sunbury, Sunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,720 | 1,059 |
| Sunbury West Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 230 | 1,004 |
| St Anne's School, Sunbury | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 599 | 1,059 |
| Kismet Park Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 358 | 1,023 |
| Killara Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 317 | 1,017 |
| Cana Catholic Primary School, Hillside | Catholic | Primary | 8.0 km | 508 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunbury - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210041540/sunbury-south/topic/education