55.1% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
O'Connell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in O'Connell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in O'Connell hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a much higher rate than in most similar areas. This high level of tertiary education stands out in a community where only 55.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure well below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 55.1% of people finished Year 12, this is well below the New South Wales and national figures. Roughly one in four residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In O'Connell, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.7% of adults. About 27.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is slightly above the Australian figure.
27.4% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 O'Connell, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 19.1%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the local primary school is much smaller than average. This government-run school has a much higher advantage score than most other schools.
6.94
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
68
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving O'Connell
1 school — 68 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| O'Connell Public School, O'Connell | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 68 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in O'Connell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13063/o-connell/topic/education