63.7% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandringham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sandringham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees shape the professional character of Sandringham. This is a well-educated area where 63.7% of people finished Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This trend is seen in the high proportion of adults holding university degrees and the strong advantage scores of local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher than in most areas, with 63.7% of residents completing Year 12. This is well above the 58.9% figure for New South Wales and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sandringham, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, as 28.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 26.3%.
28.5% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 Sandringham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 31.1%, followed by society and culture at 11.7% and engineering at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,064, which is much higher than most areas. There are 13 schools within 3 km, and most of these are government primary schools.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
365
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,064
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sandringham
13 schools — 4,750 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 114 | 1,043 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 416 | 1,117 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandringham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13493/sandringham/topic/education