39.4% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunshine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sunshine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 39.4% of residents in Sunshine completed Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. This gap is a defining feature of the local education profile, though a fair number of adults have gone on to earn higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 39.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is 19 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunshine, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult holds a Certificate III or IV, and 18% have a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure.
18.0% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Sunshine, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two schools serve the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors, and also evenly between primary and combined types.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
229
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sunshine
2 schools — 457 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Brightwaters Christian College, Brightwaters | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 106 | 1,001 |
| Gwandalan Public School, Gwandalan | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 351 | 953 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunshine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13709/sunshine/topic/education