26.5% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandy Hollow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sandy Hollow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 26.5% of people in Sandy Hollow have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means most adults here leave school early, and very few hold university degrees. It is a place where trade certificates are the most common form of higher learning.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common finish point for students at 33.3%. The proportion of residents who finished Year 12 is far below both the state and national averages by 32 points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sandy Hollow, the largest group is Year 10 at 37%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 5.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 40.5% of residents.
5.9% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Sandy Hollow, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 25.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 20.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are among the smallest and lowest-advantage schools compared to similar areas. The only school here is a government primary school.
25.64
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
23
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
814
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sandy Hollow
1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 814.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Sandy Hollow Public School, Sandy Hollow | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 23 | 814 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandy Hollow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13501/sandy-hollow/topic/education