40.0% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shellharbour - Oak Flats · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Shellharbour - Oak Flats
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Shellharbour - Oak Flats hold higher qualifications than in most similar areas. Only 13.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. While these numbers are low, the proportion of people completing Year 12 has risen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 40.0%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 33.9% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shellharbour - Oak Flats, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree or higher are far fewer here than across Australia, at just 13.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.8% of the population.
13.3% ▲ +68.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Shellharbour - Oak Flats, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 18.0%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 17.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools, which is more than about 71% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, with an average size of 574 students.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.88
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
2,871
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
574
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Shellharbour - Oak Flats
21 schools — 10,045 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Oak Flats Public School, Oak Flats | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 416 | 959 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Oak Flats | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,126 | 1,045 |
| Balarang Public School, Oak Flats | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 268 | 974 |
| Oak Flats High School, Oak Flats | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 648 | 932 |
| Nazareth Catholic Primary School, Shellharbour City | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 413 | 1,052 |
| Barrack Heights Public School, Barrack Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 192 | 873 |
| Albion Park Rail Public School, Albion Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 346 | 894 |
| Mount Warrigal Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 185 | 885 |
| Warilla Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 279 | 937 |
| Peterborough School, Warilla | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 115 | 938 |
| Flinders Public School, Flinders | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 518 | 1,004 |
| Warilla High School, Barrack Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,020 | 968 |
| Warilla North Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 167 | 872 |
| Lake Illawarra High School, Lake Illawarra | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 542 | 894 |
| Shellharbour Anglican College, Dunmore | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 981 | 1,099 |
| Shellharbour Public School, Shellharbour | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 368 | 999 |
| Lake Illawarra South Public School, Lake Illawarra | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 177 | 954 |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Shellharbour | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 405 | 1,050 |
| Shell Cove Public School, Shell Cove | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 463 | 1,049 |
| Albion Park Public School, Albion Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 516 | 972 |
| Albion Park High School, Albion Park | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 900 | 964 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shellharbour - Oak Flats [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031142/shellharbour-oak-flats/topic/education