55.6% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sunbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of qualified adults in Sunbury hold a Certificate III or IV, marking it as a place where practical trade and vocational training is common. While the area outperforms many similar places in education, the proportion of residents with university degrees remains well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average of 61.8%. The remaining group is split, with 16.1% finishing Year 10 and 14.8% finishing Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunbury, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 19.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, though it is still higher than the figure for many similar areas.
19.0% ▲ +52.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Sunbury, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 15.9%. Society and culture accounts for 12.3% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sunbury has more schools within 3km than 87% of similar areas, with a higher than average school size of 510 students. Most of these are government primary schools, which make up 70.6% of the sector.
1.90
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
510
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sunbury
17 schools — 8,665 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Killara Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 317 | 1,017 |
| St Anne's School, Sunbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 599 | 1,059 |
| Kismet Park Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 358 | 1,023 |
| Sunbury West Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 230 | 1,004 |
| Sunbury College, Sunbury | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 980 | 993 |
| Sunbury Heights Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 495 | 983 |
| Sunbury Downs Secondary College, Sunbury | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 789 | 1,005 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School, Sunbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 431 | 1,065 |
| Salesian College Sunbury, Sunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,720 | 1,059 |
| Red Rock Christian College, Sunbury | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 195 | 1,056 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Sunbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 299 | 1,061 |
| Goonawarra Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 351 | 999 |
| Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School, Sunbury | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 283 | 998 |
| Sunbury Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 400 | 1,056 |
| Diggers Rest Primary School, Diggers Rest | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 560 | 1,034 |
| Willowbank Primary School, Gisborne | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 373 | 1,056 |
| Riddells Creek Primary School, Riddells Creek | Government | Primary | 10.5 km | 285 | 1,040 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22391/sunbury/topic/education