57.7% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oakhampton Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oakhampton Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 6 percentage points separates Oakhampton Heights from the New South Wales average for bachelor degrees. While 21.1% of adults hold a university degree or higher, this is well below both the state and national figures. Still, the area has more high-level qualifications than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 57.7%, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this figure remains a little below the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oakhampton Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with bachelor degrees or higher make up 21.1% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
21.1% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Oakhampton Heights splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (37%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 27%, followed by engineering at 19% and health at 17.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oakhampton Heights has 10 schools within 3km, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, though their average advantage score is lower than most areas.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
599
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oakhampton Heights
10 schools — 5,993 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3
| Rutherford Technology High School, Rutherford | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,405 | 922 |
| Bolwarra Public School, Bolwarra | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 390 | 1,032 |
| Rutherford Public School, Rutherford | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 1,007 | 933 |
| Nillo Infants School, Lorn | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 52 | 1,076 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Rutherford | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 370 | 996 |
| Telarah Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 519 | 879 |
| Maitland Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 405 | 936 |
| St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 397 | 1,047 |
| All Saints College, Maitland | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,191 | 1,023 |
| Hunter Trade College, Telarah | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 257 | 978 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakhampton Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13068/oakhampton-heights/topic/education