53.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunderland Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sunderland Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational achievement in Sunderland Bay has shifted over the last decade, with 21.6% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the state and national figures. The community shows a diverse mix of trade and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunderland Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.6% of the population, a figure well below both the state and national averages. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.3% of residents.
21.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 Sunderland Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 14.8%, followed by Health at 13.5% and Engineering and Education both at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one independent combined school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 1,083, which is much higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
916
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,083
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sunderland Bay
1 school — 916 students, average ICSEA 1,083.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Newhaven College, Rhyll | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 916 | 1,083 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunderland Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22393/sunderland-bay/topic/education