62.4% ▲ +84.3%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sandgate · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Sandgate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the Queensland average for school completion, Sandgate has seen a huge surge in education levels. Since 2011, the share of people finishing Year 12 has jumped by 29 percentage points to 62.4%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the number of adults with university degrees has also climbed significantly.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 62.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above both the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. Most people in the area reached Year 12, while 19.5% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sandgate, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is more likely to hold a degree than in most similar areas, with 25.2% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Queensland average, though a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
25.2% ▲ +176.7%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Sandgate splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.0% and society and culture at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have a higher average advantage score. There are 15 schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.44
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 68% of state electorate 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).
8,273
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
552
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sandgate
15 schools — 8,273 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 714 | 1,063 |
| Nashville State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 331 | 1,058 |
| Bracken Ridge State High School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 626 | 981 |
| Bracken Ridge State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 304 | 968 |
| Sandgate District State High School, Deagon | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 993 | 1,010 |
| Sandgate State School, Sandgate | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 387 | 1,057 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Sandgate | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 187 | 1,063 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 707 | 1,074 |
| Brighton State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 438 | 1,055 |
| Norris Road State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 588 | 1,012 |
| St Kieran's School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 343 | 1,090 |
| Shorncliffe State School, Shorncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 344 | 1,122 |
| St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,410 | 1,092 |
| Taigum State School, Taigum | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 446 | 962 |
| Holy Spirit College, Fitzgibbon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 455 | 1,077 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sandgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30074/sandgate/topic/education