44.3% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunshine Acres · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sunshine Acres
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Sunshine Acres have remained steady, though they sit well below the state and national benchmarks. Only 44.3% of residents have finished Year 12, and the area has a low proportion of university degrees compared to the wider population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Sunshine Acres finished Year 12 than in Queensland or Australia, with only 44.3% completing their final year. About 33.1% of residents instead left school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunshine Acres, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.8%, which is well below the Queensland figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.5% of residents.
13.8% ▲ +61.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Acres, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Sunshine Acres are most often trained in engineering and related fields (17.8%), followed by management and commerce at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one independent, combined school within 3km of the area. This school is smaller than most in similar areas, with an average of 142 students and a very low school advantage score.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
142
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
882
Lower than 88% 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 Acres
1 school — 142 students, average ICSEA 882.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Carinity Education - Glendyne, Nikenbah | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 142 | 882 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunshine Acres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32699/sunshine-acres/topic/education