62.8% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunshine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sunshine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common areas of study for qualified residents in Sunshine. The area is well-educated, with 29.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is a strong point here, with 62.8% of people finishing their final school year. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunshine, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, as 29.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or more. This is much higher than most areas and stands well above the national figure.
29.8% ▲ +74.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 29.8%
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 Sunshine, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 11.5% and society and culture at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 36 schools within 3km, among the largest number for this level, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Government schools make up the biggest sector at 58.3%.
1.96
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
373
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sunshine
36 schools — 13,425 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 13 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 198 | 1,014 |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School, Sunshine | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 317 | 1,070 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 360 | 1,029 |
| St Theresa's School, Albion | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Sunshine Harvester Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 350 | 965 |
| St Peter's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 190 | 999 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,217 | 952 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,555 | 1,036 |
| Albion Primary School, Albion | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 189 | 1,031 |
| Sunshine Special Developmental School, Sunshine | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 193 | 976 |
| Glengala Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 141 | 921 |
| Braybrook College, Braybrook | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,373 | 977 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 502 | 903 |
| Sunshine North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 234 | 966 |
| St Paul's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 515 | 1,015 |
| St Bernadette's School, Sunshine North | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 333 | 1,005 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Marian College, Sunshine West | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 856 | 999 |
| Rosamond School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 145 | 1,012 |
| Sunshine Christian School, Sunshine North | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 94 | 934 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| Ardeer South Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 139 | 979 |
| Ardeer Primary School, Ardeer | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 139 | 986 |
| Mother of God School, Ardeer | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 107 | 995 |
| Albion North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 184 | 967 |
| Furlong Park School For Deaf Children, Sunshine North | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 67 | 1,043 |
| Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 433 | 1,074 |
| Annunciation School, Brooklyn | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 65 | 1,068 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 19 | 966 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| Jackson School, St Albans | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 322 | 969 |
| Holy Eucharist School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 548 | 972 |
| St Albans Meadows Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 425 | 984 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Avondale Heights | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 279 | 1,074 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 426 | 1,118 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunshine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22395/sunshine/topic/education