56.0% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunshine North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Sunshine North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 11 percentage points more people in Sunshine North finished Year 12 in 2021 than in 2011. This growth is seen across the board, with a significant rise in the number of adults holding university degrees. While these figures have climbed, they remain well below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is an improvement from 2011, when only 44.5% of the community had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunshine North, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 19.6% since 2011, though this is still well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualifications here are bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV.
19.6% ▲ +75.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 Sunshine North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools in the area, which is more than most similar places, and 43 schools are located within 3 km. Most of these are government primary schools, though they tend to be much smaller than those in other areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.49
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 85% 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).
912
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
182
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 66% 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 Sunshine North
43 schools — 22,269 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 16 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Sunshine Christian School, Sunshine North | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 94 | 934 |
| Furlong Park School For Deaf Children, Sunshine North | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 67 | 1,043 |
| St Bernadette's School, Sunshine North | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 333 | 1,005 |
| Albion North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 184 | 967 |
| Sunshine North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 234 | 966 |
| St Albans Meadows Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 425 | 984 |
| Jackson School, St Albans | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 322 | 969 |
| Braybrook College, Braybrook | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,373 | 977 |
| Albion Primary School, Albion | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 189 | 1,031 |
| Holy Eucharist School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 548 | 972 |
| Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 433 | 1,074 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Avondale Heights | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 279 | 1,074 |
| Sunshine Harvester Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 350 | 965 |
| St Theresa's School, Albion | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Rosamond School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 145 | 1,012 |
| St Albans Heights Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 213 | 950 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,555 | 1,036 |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School, Sunshine | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 317 | 1,070 |
| University Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 229 | 999 |
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 561 | 1,085 |
| St Albans East Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 354 | 951 |
| Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 198 | 1,014 |
| St Albans Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,715 | 962 |
| St Paul's Kealba Catholic School, Kealba | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 257 | 1,025 |
| Mother of God School, Ardeer | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 107 | 995 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 502 | 903 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 697 | 1,004 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 360 | 1,029 |
| Ardeer Primary School, Ardeer | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 139 | 986 |
| St Paul's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 515 | 1,015 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Marian College, Sunshine West | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 856 | 999 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,217 | 952 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 254 | 1,049 |
| Catholic Regional College St Albans, St Albans | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 582 | 932 |
| Sacred Heart School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 282 | 953 |
| Cairnlea Park Primary School, Cairnlea | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 776 | 1,023 |
| St Peter's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 190 | 999 |
| Ardeer South Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 139 | 979 |
| Glengala Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 141 | 921 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunshine North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011337/sunshine-north/topic/education