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Education & Qualifications in Sandergrove

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

Education levels in Sandergrove have remained modest over the last decade, with only 6.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, reflecting a community where most residents have focused on vocational rather than university training.

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Where Sandergrove sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandergrove — lower than 82% of areas.

Sandergrove6.9%
5255, SA 14.1%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 44.3%, which is far below both South Australia's 54.6% and the Australian average of 58.8%. Roughly a quarter of residents finished Year 11, while 17.1% left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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44.3% —

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 Sandergrove, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (18%).

Year 12 44.3% Year 11 24.3% Year 10 17.1% Year 9 or below 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Vocational training is common here, with 48.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This explains why the proportion of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.9% —

Lower than 82% 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 Sandergrove, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 48.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0% Bachelor degree 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

People who have qualified in a specific field have a diverse range of skills, with education at 22.9% and both engineering and management and commerce at 20.0% each.

Field of qualification

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Sandergrove splits fairly evenly between Education (21%) and Engineering & related (18%), with Management & commerce at 18%.

Education 22.9% Engineering & related 20.0% Management & commerce 20.0% Society & culture 17.1% Architecture & building 14.3% Agriculture & environment 14.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools located 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 Sandergrove — 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 Sandergrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41301/sandergrove/topic/education