51.4% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sandy Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 44% of qualified adults in Sandy Creek hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While more residents have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, the typical level of education remains far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. However, this 51.4% figure is well below the South Australian average of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sandy Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national rate of 26.3%.
11.1% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Sandy Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in engineering and related fields (21.1%) or management and commerce (20.0%), followed by society and culture at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, but they have a higher advantage score than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
103
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sandy Creek
3 schools — 309 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3
| Sandy Creek Primary School, Cockatoo Valley | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 93 | 993 |
| Lyndoch Primary School, Lyndoch | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 68 | 1,008 |
| St Jakobi Lutheran School, Lyndoch | Independent | Primary | 6.0 km | 148 | 1,031 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41305/sandy-creek/topic/education