60.1% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sorrento · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sorrento
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of university degrees marks the educational landscape of Sorrento. Roughly 32% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This creates a well-qualified local population compared to most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.1% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sorrento, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with bachelor degrees being the most frequent top qualification at 31.4%. This helps explain why the area's 32% degree-holder rate is a little above the Victorian average.
32.0% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 32.0%
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 Sorrento, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for local qualifications are management and commerce at 21%, followed by health at 11.7% and society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sorrento has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with two primary schools located within 3 km. These schools are smaller than typical ones but have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
11.90
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
204
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sorrento
2 schools — 408 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Sorrento Primary School, Sorrento | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 280 | 1,050 |
| St Joseph's School, Sorrento | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 128 | 1,063 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sorrento [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22306/sorrento/topic/education