36.0% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandstone Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sandstone Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Sandstone Point than the national figure, with only 36% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in the rest of Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 35% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Sandstone Point splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.6% of the population, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.6% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Sandstone Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 20%, followed by management and commerce at 16%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. All three are government schools, and they tend to be among the largest in the region.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
755
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sandstone Point
3 schools — 2,265 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Bribie Island State School, Bongaree | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 427 | 942 |
| Banksia Beach State School, Banksia Beach | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 818 | 996 |
| Bribie Island State High School, Bongaree | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,020 | 969 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandstone Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32511/sandstone-point/topic/education