43.8% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Oaks - Oakdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in The Oaks - Oakdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 14.4% of adults in The Oaks - Oakdale hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a broader trend in the area, where school and university completion rates are significantly lower than in most other parts of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents (43.8%) have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. However, this has risen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Oaks - Oakdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 14.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 41.7% of people.
14.4% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 The Oaks - Oakdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 19.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.8% and Architecture and building at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four government schools, though they are much smaller than those in most other areas with a typical size of 160 students. The average school advantage score is also lower than in most similar areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.96
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 75% 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).
481
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
160
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 71% 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 The Oaks - Oakdale
10 schools — 2,406 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| The Oaks Public School, The Oaks | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 308 | 977 |
| Oakdale Public School, Oakdale | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 141 | 945 |
| Mount Hunter Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 32 | 1,054 |
| Wooglemai Environmental Education Centre, Oakdale | Government | Combined | 10.8 km | — | — |
| Camden High School, Camden | Government | Secondary | 12.6 km | 912 | 976 |
| Cobbitty Public School, Cobbitty | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 360 | 1,021 |
| Camden Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 13.7 km | 313 | 1,041 |
| Cawdor Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 13.8 km | 76 | 982 |
| Mater Dei School, Camden | Independent | Secondary | 14.2 km | 129 | 993 |
| Aspect Macarthur School, Cobbitty | Independent | Primary | 14.5 km | 135 | 1,032 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Oaks - Oakdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123031448/the-oaks-oakdale/topic/education