71.1% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunnybank · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sunnybank
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 71% of Sunnybank residents have finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where a third of adults hold a university degree. Strong school results and a high level of formal qualifications mark the local profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest at this level, with 71.1% of people finishing school. This is 14 points higher than the Queensland figure and 12 points above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunnybank, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 33.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland rate of 21.9% and well above the national figure.
33.2% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 33.2%
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 Sunnybank, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 23.4%, followed by engineering at 12.8% and society and culture at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sunnybank has 30 schools within 3km, which is among the largest counts for an area of this size. Local schools are generally larger than most and have a much higher advantage score than other areas.
5.27
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
548
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sunnybank
30 schools — 16,428 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 7 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Carinity Education - Southside, Sunnybank | Independent | Secondary | 0.2 km | 121 | 936 |
| Sunnybank State High School, Sunnybank | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 641 | 963 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Sunnybank | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 560 | 1,099 |
| Sunnybank State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 317 | 1,003 |
| St Thomas More College, Sunnybank | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,161 | 1,067 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 448 | 1,032 |
| Sunnybank Special School, Sunnybank | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 112 | 1,028 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| Robertson State School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 732 | 1,128 |
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| Coopers Plains State School, Coopers Plains | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 211 | 972 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre, Sunnybank Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 246 | 1,054 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Runcorn State High School, Runcorn | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 838 | 973 |
| Brisbane Christian College, Salisbury | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,118 | 1,109 |
| Warrigal Road State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,159 | 1,085 |
| Runcorn Heights State School, Runcorn | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 553 | 1,028 |
| Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 260 | 710 |
| St Pius X School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 166 | 1,093 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 180 | 882 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Primary School, Acacia Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 174 | 1,034 |
| St John of Kronstadt Academy, Upper Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 21 | 1,087 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| Salisbury State School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 307 | 1,058 |
| Acacia Ridge State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 312 | 930 |
| Watson Road State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 124 | 872 |
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 58 | 1,146 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 520 | 1,110 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32694/sunnybank/topic/education