67.2% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oxley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Oxley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Oxley hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. While 30.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this remains far below the territory average. It is a place where educational attainment has steadily climbed over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 67.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is well above the national average, though it sits well below the ACT's 77.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oxley, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 30.4% since 2011. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, but still far below the territory average.
30.4% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Oxley splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.0%, followed by society and culture at 16.6%. Engineering and health are also frequent areas of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 60% of similar areas.
15
Lower than 60% 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).
Schools serving Oxley
15 schools — 8,737 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 538 | 991 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 578 | 978 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 286 | 1,043 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071086/oxley/topic/education