72.1% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunnybank · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Sunnybank
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Sunnybank have finished high school and earned degrees than in the rest of the state. This is a highly educated area where 72.1% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far above the national average. Qualifications have risen steadily over the last decade, reflecting a strong focus on learning.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 72.1% of people who finished Year 12 is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This rate has climbed by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunnybank, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33.5% of adults, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion rose 7.6 percentage points over the last ten years.
33.5% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 33.5%
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 Sunnybank, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in management and commerce at 24.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sunnybank has 13 schools with an average size of 548 students, which is higher than most areas. However, there are only 1.4 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most other areas.
13
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.40
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7,130
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
548
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 64% 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 Sunnybank
13 schools — 7,130 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | — | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| St Thomas More College, Sunnybank | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,161 | 1,067 |
| Runcorn State High School, Runcorn | Government | Secondary | — | 838 | 973 |
| Sunnybank State High School, Sunnybank | Government | Secondary | — | 641 | 963 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Sunnybank | Catholic | Primary | — | 560 | 1,099 |
| Runcorn Heights State School, Runcorn | Government | Primary | — | 553 | 1,028 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | — | 448 | 1,032 |
| Kuraby State School, Kuraby | Government | Primary | — | 359 | 998 |
| Sunnybank State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | — | 317 | 1,003 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre, Sunnybank Hills | Independent | Combined | — | 246 | 1,054 |
| Carinity Education - Southside, Sunnybank | Independent | Secondary | — | 121 | 936 |
| Sunnybank Special School, Sunnybank | Government | Combined | — | 112 | 1,028 |
| Kuraby Special School, Kuraby | Government | Combined | — | 88 | 1,008 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30306/sunnybank/topic/education