19.1% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandgate · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sandgate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Sixteen schools serve the people of Sandgate, which is more than 87% of similar areas. However, the community has very low levels of formal schooling and university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 19.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification across similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sandgate, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 6.8% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and is much lower than most other areas.
6.8% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
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, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 10.2%, followed by health and management and commerce at 4.8% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,041, which is much higher than most areas. About half of the schools are government run, with a typical size of 320 students.
16
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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).
320
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sandgate
16 schools — 4,794 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Awabakal Environmental Education Centre, Shortland | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | — | — |
| Shortland Public School, Shortland | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 271 | 926 |
| Margaret Jurd College, Shortland | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 103 | 889 |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 130 | 1,025 |
| Mayfield West Public School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 342 | 1,033 |
| Waratah West Public School, Waratah West | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 113 | 963 |
| Heaton Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 162 | 955 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus, Jesmond | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 659 | 980 |
| Hunter Christian School, Mayfield | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 337 | 1,061 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 169 | 1,085 |
| Jesmond Public School, Jesmond | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 216 | 923 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Waratah Public School, Waratah | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 351 | 1,019 |
| St Philip's Christian College Young Parents, Waratah | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 52 | 776 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning, Waratah | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 223 | 1,022 |
| St John's Primary School, Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 200 | 1,083 |
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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/sal/SAL13489/sandgate/topic/education