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Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Sandy Creek

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Only 29.2% of people in Sandy Creek finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a sparsely populated area where few adults hold university degrees and school completion rates are much lower than in most other regions.

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Where Sandy Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandy Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

Sandy Creek0.0%
2835, NSW 10.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Instead, the most common highest year of schooling reached here is Year 10, at 41.7%.

Completed Year 12

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29.2% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Sandy Creek, Year 10 is the majority at 59%; Year 12 is next at 41%.

Year 10 41.7% Year 12 29.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Sandy Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 30%.

Certificate III / IV 100.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 42.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Sandy Creek — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13495/sandy-creek/topic/education