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Education & Qualifications in Sandy Flat

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

Qualification levels in Sandy Flat have shifted since 2011, though the area still faces a large gap in school completion. While 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far fewer residents finished high school compared to the rest of the country.

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

18.9% ▲ +28.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandy Flat — higher than 64% of areas.

Sandy Flat18.9%
2372, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 39.2% of people finished Year 10, and 16.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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39.2% ▲ +2.4%

Lower than 66% 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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Sandy Flat splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.

Year 12 39.2% Year 10 39.2% Year 9 or below 16.2% Year 11 9.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 18.9%, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 45% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.9% ▲ +28.1%

Higher than 64% 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 Flat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (11%).

Certificate III / IV 45.0% Bachelor degree 25.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 10.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields (22.5%) or agriculture and the environment (17.5%). Health makes up 15% of the degrees held here.

Field of qualification

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In Sandy Flat, the largest group is Engineering & related at 35%, followed by Agriculture & environment (27%) and Health (23%).

Engineering & related 22.5% Agriculture & environment 17.5% Health 15.0% Management & commerce 10.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar places.

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).

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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 Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13498/sandy-flat/topic/education