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Education & Qualifications in Sandy Point

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

More than a quarter of adults in Sandy Point hold a bachelor degree, making it a highly qualified area compared to similar places. While 27% of adults have a degree or higher, the typical schooling level here is lower than the state and national figures.

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Where Sandy Point sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.0% ▲ +34.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandy Point — higher than 81% of areas.

Sandy Point27.0%
3959, VIC 24.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over half of residents (55.7%) completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

Completed Year 12

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55.7% ▲ +38.9%

Higher than 73% 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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In Sandy Point, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 11 is next at 17%.

Year 12 55.7% Year 11 15.5% Year 10 13.7% Year 9 or below 5.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 27% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.0% ▲ +34.0%

Higher than 81% 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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Sandy Point splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.

Bachelor degree 25.0% Certificate III / IV 23.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.4% Postgraduate degree 8.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are education at 16.8% and health at 15.8%, followed by management and commerce at 11.4%.

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

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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 Sandy Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22236/sandy-point/topic/education