62.6% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oakhurst · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oakhurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Oakhurst than in most similar areas. While 62.6% of residents completed Year 12, the area has a lower proportion of university graduates compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A strong 62.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is well above the New South Wales and national figures. Other common results include 17.8% finishing Year 10 and 8% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oakhurst, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 29.3% and Certificate III or IV at 25.3%.
21.6% ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Oakhurst splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 22.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oakhurst has 41 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for its level. The typical school here is larger than most, with 70.7% being government-run.
0.68
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% 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).
465
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oakhurst
41 schools — 19,049 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 12 · Combined 6
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 623 | 959 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 618 | 963 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 720 | 849 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 101 | 832 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 410 | 825 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 504 | 981 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 30 | 827 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 515 | 904 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 382 | 995 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 288 | 839 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 293 | 898 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 34 | 801 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 648 | 864 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 260 | 866 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 258 | 837 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 279 | 966 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 391 | 828 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 218 | 873 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 340 | 870 |
| Crawford Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 387 | 914 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 437 | 855 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 645 | 990 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 201 | 945 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 499 | 894 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 114 | 955 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 715 | 917 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 565 | 961 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 320 | 864 |
| Nirimba Fields Public School, Nirimba Fields | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 210 | 1,126 |
Sources
More for Oakhurst
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13069/oakhurst/topic/education