75.5% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 75.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandringham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sandringham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 44% of adults in Sandringham hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most highly qualified places in the region, where a strong focus on education is evident in both adult achievements and school completion rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 75.5%, which is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia. This is among the highest rates for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sandringham, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is exceptional, with 43.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 29.2% average for Victoria.
43.5% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Sandringham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Many residents hold qualifications in management and commerce (26.3%) or society and culture (13.5%), followed by health and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 29 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. Local schools are typically larger than average and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
2.31
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
496
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,131
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sandringham
29 schools — 13,876 students, average ICSEA 1,131.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| Black Rock Primary School, Black Rock | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 489 | 1,143 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 194 | 1,142 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | — | — |
| Beaumaris North Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 477 | 1,150 |
| Beaumaris Secondary College, Beaumaris | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 893 | 1,113 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| Stella Maris School, Beaumaris | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 143 | 1,137 |
| Cheltenham Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 402 | 1,116 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 558 | 1,134 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Cheltenham | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 257 | 1,107 |
| Mentone Girls Secondary College, Mentone | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,102 | 1,102 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandringham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22234/sandringham/topic/education