76.6% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gables · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gables
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 42% of adults in Gables hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated community where 77% of residents have completed Year 12, marking it as one of the most qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the state and national figures, with 76.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is among the highest levels of school completion for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gables, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 41.9% of adults, which is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This high level of university education is reflected in the 15.4% of residents who also hold postgraduate degrees.
41.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality 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 Gables, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 28.1%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 11.7%. Other common degrees include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. While there are five schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most other areas.
2.00
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality 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).
574
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gables
5 schools — 2,872 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Santa Sophia Catholic College (Secondary), Gables | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 999 | 1,078 |
| Santa Sophia Catholic College (Primary), Gables | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 884 | 1,104 |
| Box Hill Public School, Box Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 271 | 1,123 |
| Oakville Public School, Oakville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 612 | 1,032 |
| Maraylya Public School, Maraylya | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 106 | 1,018 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gables [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11580/gables/topic/education