62.5% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandy Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sandy Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 62% of residents in Sandy Point finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This is a well-educated area where many adults hold university degrees or professional certificates. Higher school completion rates are consistent with the high proportion of residents holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is much higher here than in most areas, with 62.5% of people finishing school. This is well above both the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sandy Point, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 29.4%.
26.9% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Sandy Point splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.9%. Health and education each account for 11.5% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a school advantage score of 1,043, which is much higher than most areas. There are 10 schools within 3km, which is more than 82% of similar areas, and the typical school size is larger than usual.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
505
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% 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 Point
10 schools — 5,047 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4
| Panania Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 368 | 1,057 |
| Picnic Point Public School, Picnic Point | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 360 | 1,101 |
| East Hills Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 130 | 986 |
| East Hills Boys High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 843 | 1,013 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Panania | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 606 | 1,091 |
| Picnic Point High School, Picnic Point | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 865 | 1,018 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 759 | 1,031 |
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 650 | 1,065 |
| Tower Street Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 154 | 998 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 312 | 1,041 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandy Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13502/sandy-point/topic/education