63.0% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandgate - Shorncliffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Sandgate - Shorncliffe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 31.5% of adults in Sandgate - Shorncliffe hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a highly qualified area where school completion and university degrees have both risen significantly over the last decade. Residents here are much more likely to have finished Year 12 and earned a degree than people in other similar parts of the city.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 63% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This result is a significant jump from 2011, when the completion rate was 11 points lower at 52.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sandgate - Shorncliffe, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are common here, with a bachelor degree or higher being the top qualification for 31.5% of adults. This is well above the national figure and has climbed 9 points since 2011.
31.5% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 31.5%
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 Sandgate - Shorncliffe, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.6%, followed by society and culture at 14.4% and engineering at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools with a total of 2,328 enrolments, and the number of schools per 1,000 children is much higher than most areas. These schools have a much higher average advantage score than most other areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.62
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
2,328
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
582
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
Higher than 79% 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 Sandgate - Shorncliffe
14 schools — 7,993 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Sandgate State School, Sandgate | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 387 | 1,057 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Sandgate | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 187 | 1,063 |
| Sandgate District State High School, Deagon | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 993 | 1,010 |
| Shorncliffe State School, Shorncliffe | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 344 | 1,122 |
| St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,410 | 1,092 |
| Nashville State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 331 | 1,058 |
| St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 714 | 1,063 |
| Bracken Ridge State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 304 | 968 |
| Bracken Ridge State High School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 626 | 981 |
| Boondall State School, Boondall | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 621 | 1,009 |
| St Kieran's School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 343 | 1,090 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 707 | 1,074 |
| Brighton State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 438 | 1,055 |
| Norris Road State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 588 | 1,012 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandgate - Shorncliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041044/sandgate-shorncliffe/topic/education