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Education & Qualifications in Suntop

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

More people in Suntop hold university degrees than in most similar areas, though formal schooling levels remain low. While 17.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, only 44.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Suntop sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Suntop — higher than 60% of areas.

Suntop17.4%
2820, NSW 9.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Almost half of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. Those completing Year 12 make up 44.4% of the population, a figure far below both the state and national averages.

Completed Year 12

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44.4% —

Lower than 51% 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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Suntop splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (48%) and Year 12 (43%), with Year 11 at 9%.

Year 10 48.9% Year 12 44.4% Year 11 8.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 51.7% of residents. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.4% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.4% —

Higher than 60% 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 Suntop, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 31%.

Certificate III / IV 51.7% Bachelor degree 27.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Suntop are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and environment being the most common at 24.1%. Health and Management and commerce both follow at 17.2%.

Field of qualification

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In Suntop, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 26%, followed by Health (19%) and Management & commerce (19%).

Agriculture & environment 24.1% Health 17.2% Management & commerce 17.2% Society & culture 13.8% Engineering & related 10.3% Education 10.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas in this regard.

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 Suntop — 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 Suntop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13711/suntop/topic/education