67.8% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandhurst · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sandhurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Sandhurst have finished high school than in most similar areas. Around 67.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong proportion of university-qualified adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is a standout feature for Sandhurst at 67.8%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the Australian average. Only 4.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sandhurst, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. Certificates and diplomas are also common, with 24.7% and 23% of adults holding these qualifications respectively.
27.1% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Sandhurst splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 28.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sandhurst has six schools within 3 km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. These schools are typically large, averaging 648 students, and are mostly government primary schools.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
648
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sandhurst
6 schools — 3,888 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Carrum Downs Secondary College, Carrum Downs | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 928 | 969 |
| Banyan Fields Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 517 | 987 |
| Rowellyn Park Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 781 | 1,003 |
| St Joachim's School, Carrum Downs | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 328 | 1,052 |
| Quarters Primary School, Cranbourne West | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 466 | 1,003 |
| Lyndhurst Primary School, Lyndhurst | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 868 | 999 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22232/sandhurst/topic/education