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Education & Qualifications in Sandy Camp

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Lower qualification rates than most similar areas define Sandy Camp, where only 11.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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Where Sandy Camp sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandy Camp — lower than 64% of areas.

Sandy Camp11.4%
4361, QLD 11.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 44.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Many people in the area left school earlier, with 30.2% finishing at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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44.2% —

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Sandy Camp, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (18%).

Year 12 44.2% Year 10 30.2% Year 9 or below 18.6% Year 11 9.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Degrees are uncommon here, with the level of higher education far below the Australian average. Instead, nearly half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.4% —

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Sandy Camp, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 47.2% Bachelor degree 18.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.2% Certificate I / II 7.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications often specialised in Engineering and related fields, which account for 18.9% of degrees, followed by Education at 15.1%.

Field of qualification

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Sandy Camp splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (24%) and Education (20%), with Architecture & building at 12%.

Engineering & related 18.9% Education 15.1% Architecture & building 9.4% Natural & physical sciences 7.5% Agriculture & environment 7.5% Society & culture 7.5% Health 5.7% Creative arts 5.7%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Sandy Camp — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandy Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32512/sandy-camp/topic/education