65.5% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oran Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Oran Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
65.5% of residents in Oran Park have completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong qualification profile, with over a quarter of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, sitting 6.7 percentage points above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oran Park, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little below the New South Wales average but about the same as the national figure.
26.6% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Oran Park splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oran Park has 6 schools with a total of 7,264 enrolments, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.14
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 55% 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).
7,264
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,211
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 60% 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 Oran Park
17 schools — 13,214 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Oran Park Public School, Oran Park | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 1,407 | 1,027 |
| Oran Park High School, Oran Park | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,579 | 1,002 |
| Oran Park Anglican College, Oran Park | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,191 | 1,086 |
| Barramurra Public School, Oran Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 1,182 | 1,044 |
| St Justin's Catholic Primary School, Oran Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 831 | 1,051 |
| Macarthur Anglican School, Cobbitty | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,177 | 1,125 |
| St Benedict's Catholic College, Oran Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,074 | 1,040 |
| Gledswood Hills Public School, Gledswood Hills | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 976 | 1,038 |
| Harrington Park Public School, Harrington Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 731 | 1,035 |
| Gledswood Hills High School, Gledswood Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 87 | 1,013 |
| Gregory Hills Public School, Gregory Hills | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 647 | 1,028 |
| Mater Dei School, Camden | Independent | Secondary | 5.6 km | 129 | 993 |
| Rossmore Public School, Rossmore | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 113 | 937 |
| Aspect Macarthur School, Cobbitty | Independent | Primary | 5.6 km | 135 | 1,032 |
| Bellfield College, Rossmore | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 704 | 984 |
| Magdalene Catholic College, Smeaton Grange | Catholic | Secondary | 6.0 km | 1,137 | 1,039 |
| Bringelly Public School, Bringelly | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 114 | 929 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oran Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011729/oran-park/topic/education