71.8% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oak Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Oak Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly educated residents shape the daily life of Oak Park, where nearly 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far above the national figure, creating a community where school and university success is very common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher here than in most areas, with 71.8% of people completing Year 12. This is 13 points above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oak Park, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 39.3% of adults, which is far above the Victorian figure of 29.2%. Postgraduate degrees make up 15.6% of the highest qualifications.
39.3% —
Higher than 81% 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 →In Oak Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oak Park has two primary schools, both of which are government or Catholic. While these schools are smaller than most, they have an average advantage score that is much higher than in similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.52
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 85% 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).
625
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
313
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 80% 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 Oak Park
43 schools — 22,145 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 14 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 719 | 987 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 263 | 986 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 454 | 931 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 167 | 987 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 927 | 982 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 632 | 992 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 159 | 949 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,373 | 1,000 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 228 | 1,005 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 206 | 997 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 374 | 1,046 |
| Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 312 | 997 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 263 | 922 |
| St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 226 | 958 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,309 | 994 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 408 | 1,011 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oak Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031537/oak-park/topic/education