30.0% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunlands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sunlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 30% of people in Sunlands have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low rate of secondary school completion is a standout feature for the area, contributing to a workforce with few university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the South Australian average of 54.6%. About 23.7% of people stopped at Year 10, while 12.7% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunlands, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 4.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, as nearly half of all qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
4.9% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Sunlands, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 21.5%. Other notable areas of study include Society and Culture at 10.7% and Management and Commerce at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school within 3km. This school is much smaller than most in similar areas, with an average size of 87 students.
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).
87
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sunlands
1 school — 87 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ramco Primary School, Ramco | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 87 | 985 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41405/sunlands/topic/education