62.4% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandgate · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Sandgate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are more common in Sandgate than in most similar areas. Year 12 completion has jumped 12 percentage points since 2011, and a quarter of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This reflects a growing trend of higher educational attainment across the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are well above the national and state figures, with 62.4% of people completing Year 12. This is a significant increase from 50% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sandgate, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.2% of adults, which is well above the Queensland average of 21.9% and a little below the Australian figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 27.9% of residents.
25.2% ▲ +54.0%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Sandgate splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sandgate has 19 schools with a total of 9,525 enrolments, and these schools have an advantage score higher than most areas. Over half of the schools are government-run, while 42.1% are Catholic.
19
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.66
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9,525
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
501
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,050
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sandgate
19 schools — 9,525 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,410 | 1,092 |
| Sandgate District State High School, Deagon | Government | Secondary | — | 993 | 1,010 |
| St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Secondary | — | 714 | 1,063 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Primary | — | 707 | 1,074 |
| St Dympna's Parish School, Aspley | Catholic | Primary | — | 647 | 1,105 |
| Bracken Ridge State High School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Secondary | — | 626 | 981 |
| Norris Road State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | — | 588 | 1,012 |
| Holy Spirit College, Fitzgibbon | Catholic | Secondary | — | 455 | 1,077 |
| Taigum State School, Taigum | Government | Primary | — | 446 | 962 |
| Brighton State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | — | 438 | 1,055 |
| St Flannan's School, Zillmere | Catholic | Primary | — | 419 | 1,077 |
| Sandgate State School, Sandgate | Government | Primary | — | 387 | 1,057 |
| Shorncliffe State School, Shorncliffe | Government | Primary | — | 344 | 1,122 |
| St Kieran's School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | — | 343 | 1,090 |
| Nashville State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | — | 331 | 1,058 |
| Bracken Ridge State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | — | 304 | 968 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Sandgate | Catholic | Primary | — | 187 | 1,063 |
| Zillmere State School, Zillmere | Government | Primary | — | 105 | 890 |
| Jabiru Community College, Zillmere | Independent | Secondary | — | 81 | 913 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30204/sandgate/topic/education