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Education & Qualifications in Sandy Hill

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

Architecture and building qualifications are the most common here, with 31.3% of qualified residents in this field. Sandy Hill has a surprising mix of education levels, where a high proportion of adults hold university degrees despite a lower rate of high school completion. This creates a unique educational profile compared to other similar areas.

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

33.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandy Hill — higher than 88% of areas.

Sandy Hill33.3%
2372, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents, 48.7%, finished Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, but still far below the New South Wales and national figures by 10 percentage points.

Completed Year 12

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48.7% —

Higher than 59% 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 Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 48.7% Year 10 20.5% Year 11 7.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas. At 33.3%, this is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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33.3% —

Higher than 88% 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 Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Bachelor degree 31.3% Certificate III / IV 15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5% Postgraduate degree 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Besides architecture and building, the most common qualifications are in society and culture at 18.8%, followed by health and management and commerce, each at 9.4%.

Field of qualification

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In Sandy Hill, the largest group is Architecture & building at 45%, followed by Society & culture (27%) and Health (14%).

Architecture & building 31.3% Society & culture 18.8% Health 9.4% Management & commerce 9.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a total that is 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 Hill — 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 Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13500/sandy-hill/topic/education