40.8% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oakville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oakville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.8% of people in Oakville completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This makes it an area where fewer adults have finished high school compared to most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer residents here finished high school than in most other areas, with 40.8% completing Year 12. This is 18 percentage points lower than both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →Oakville splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.8% of the population, which is far below the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.1% of residents.
14.8% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Oakville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 21.3%, followed by Management and Commerce at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oakville has more schools per child than most areas, with 13 schools within 3km. These schools are generally larger than those in similar areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
5.85
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
463
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oakville
13 schools — 5,556 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Oakville Public School, Oakville | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 612 | 1,032 |
| Box Hill Public School, Box Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 271 | 1,123 |
| Arndell Anglican College, Oakville | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,220 | 1,064 |
| Santa Sophia Catholic College (Secondary), Gables | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 999 | 1,078 |
| Santa Sophia Catholic College (Primary), Gables | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 884 | 1,104 |
| Vineyard Public School, Vineyard | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 97 | 955 |
| Windsor High School, Mcgraths Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 642 | 923 |
| Pitt Town Public School, Pitt Town | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 290 | 987 |
| Maraylya Public School, Maraylya | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 106 | 1,018 |
| Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre, Maraylya | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | — | — |
| St John's Primary School, Riverstone | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 228 | 1,113 |
| Windsor Public School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 125 | 944 |
| South Creek School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 82 | 982 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13071/oakville/topic/education