61.1% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sutton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sutton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on higher learning is evident in Sutton, where 27.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is much higher than in most similar areas and sits slightly above the national figure. The community is well-educated, with a high proportion of residents completing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than 61% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sutton, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is a bachelor degree for 24.9% of adults, while 23.3% hold a Certificate III or IV. Combined, those with degrees or postgraduate qualifications make up over a third of the adult population.
27.5% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Sutton splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sutton has seven schools within 3 km, which is more than 79% of similar areas. These schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most similar areas.
4.20
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
547
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sutton
7 schools — 3,828 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Sutton Public School, Sutton | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 152 | 1,098 |
| Throsby School, Throsby | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 316 | 1,096 |
| Neville Bonner Primary School, Bonner | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 606 | 1,058 |
| Amaroo School, Amaroo | Government | Combined | 7.1 km | 1,638 | 1,070 |
| Taqwa School, Moncrieff | Independent | Combined | 8.0 km | 407 | 1,099 |
| Margaret Hendry School, Taylor | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 626 | 1,054 |
| Aunty Agnes Shea High School, Taylor | Government | Secondary | 8.9 km | 83 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sutton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13717/sutton/topic/education