69.8% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunnybank Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sunnybank Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees have become more common in Sunnybank Hills, creating a highly qualified local population. Nearly 70% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is much higher here than in most areas, with 69.8% of people finishing school compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunnybank Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common in Sunnybank Hills, where 32.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
32.7% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 32.7%
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 Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (24.7%), followed by engineering and related fields at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest in the region, with an average size of 716 students and a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
0.61
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
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).
716
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,050
Higher than 78% 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 Hills
31 schools — 22,203 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 9 · Secondary 6
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre, Sunnybank Hills | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 246 | 1,054 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 448 | 1,032 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Sunnybank | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 560 | 1,099 |
| Carinity Education - Southside, Sunnybank | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 121 | 936 |
| Sunnybank State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 317 | 1,003 |
| Sunnybank State High School, Sunnybank | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 641 | 963 |
| Runcorn Heights State School, Runcorn | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 553 | 1,028 |
| St Thomas More College, Sunnybank | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,161 | 1,067 |
| Sunnybank Special School, Sunnybank | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 112 | 1,028 |
| Runcorn State High School, Runcorn | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 838 | 973 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 180 | 882 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 260 | 710 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Primary School, Acacia Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 174 | 1,034 |
| Algester State School, Algester | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 917 | 1,041 |
| Robertson State School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 732 | 1,128 |
| Coopers Plains State School, Coopers Plains | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 211 | 972 |
| Watson Road State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 124 | 872 |
| Warrigal Road State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 1,159 | 1,085 |
| St Stephen's School, Algester | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 516 | 1,077 |
| Wisdom College, Calamvale | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 456 | 1,050 |
| Calamvale Community College, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,461 | 1,026 |
| Acacia Ridge State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 312 | 930 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Calamvale Special School, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 252 | 992 |
| Brisbane Christian College, Salisbury | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,118 | 1,109 |
| Kuraby Special School, Kuraby | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 88 | 1,008 |
| St Pius X School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 166 | 1,093 |
| Salisbury State School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 307 | 1,058 |
| Stretton State College, Stretton | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 3,578 | 1,068 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunnybank Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32695/sunnybank-hills/topic/education