32.9% ▲ +42.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sunnyside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sunnyside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Sunnyside are generally lower than in most similar areas. Only 32.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the qualification levels, where the typical adult holds a trade certificate rather than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state (54.6%) and national figures, sitting at just 32.9%. About 24.4% of people in Sunnyside finished Year 10, while 12.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sunnyside, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.6% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 60% of residents.
14.6% ▲ +73.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Sunnyside, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Graduate diploma / certificate is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, 34% studied engineering and related fields. Management and commerce follow at 20%, while health and education each account for 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than most schools in similar areas. Its advantage score of 990 is around the middle for its level.
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).
141
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sunnyside
1 school — 141 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mypolonga Primary School, Mypolonga | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 141 | 990 |
Sources
More for Sunnyside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sunnyside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41408/sunnyside/topic/education