73.1% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oatlands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oatlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of adults in Oatlands have finished high school and university than the national average. This is an area of high academic achievement, where over a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is very common here, with 73.1% of residents reaching this level. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oatlands, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified at this level, with 36.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state's 27.8% and far above the national figure of 26.3%.
36.8% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 36.8%
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 Oatlands, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce, at 25.8%. Other frequent fields of study include engineering and related subjects at 12.4% and society and culture at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oatlands has some of the most advantaged schools in the region and a high number of institutions within 3km. Most students attend government schools (64%), while the average school size of 639 is much higher than most areas.
1.85
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 92% 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).
639
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,100
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oatlands
50 schools — 30,679 students, average ICSEA 1,100.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 11 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 14 · Combined 9
| Oatlands Public School, Oatlands | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 159 | 1,072 |
| Burnside Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 218 | 1,124 |
| The King's School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 2,150 | 1,163 |
| Redeemer Baptist School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 549 | 1,141 |
| Tara Anglican School for Girls, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 979 | 1,175 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney, Oatlands | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 283 | 980 |
| Parramatta East Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 465 | 1,091 |
| Dundas Public School, Dundas | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Cumberland High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,173 | 1,060 |
| Telopea Public School, Telopea | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 139 | 991 |
| Carlingford West Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 1,636 | 1,119 |
| St Patrick's Marist College, Dundas | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,070 | 1,089 |
| Christ The King Primary School, North Rocks | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 279 | 1,102 |
| Parramatta North Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 253 | 1,077 |
| St Monica's Primary School, North Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 195 | 1,127 |
| James Ruse Agricultural High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 857 | 1,222 |
| Macarthur Girls High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 997 | 1,071 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Rydalmere | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 377 | 1,079 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Dundas Valley | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 188 | 1,083 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 408 | 1,094 |
| Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School, Northmead | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,239 | 1,069 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta, Parramatta | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,097 | 1,144 |
| The Hills School, Northmead | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 112 | 1,046 |
| Bayanami Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 663 | 1,108 |
| Rydalmere Public School, Rydalmere | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 151 | 1,018 |
| Arthur Phillip High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,636 | 994 |
| Parramatta Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 671 | 1,134 |
| North Rocks Public School, North Rocks | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 861 | 1,137 |
| Yates Avenue Public School, Dundas Valley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 155 | 1,040 |
| Maronite College of the Holy Family - Parramatta, Harris Park | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,282 | 1,023 |
| Gateway Community High, Carlingford | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 74 | 1,070 |
| The Childrens Hospital School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Carlingford Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 644 | 1,109 |
| Ermington West Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 104 | 1,022 |
| Rosehill Public School, Rosehill | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 550 | 1,067 |
| Northmead Public School, Northmead | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 614 | 1,082 |
| Muirfield High School, North Rocks | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 836 | 1,082 |
| Murray Farm Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 787 | 1,142 |
| Redbank School, Westmead | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 46 | 1,001 |
| Palm Avenue School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| St Oliver's Primary School, Harris Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 167 | 1,100 |
| Parramatta High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,128 | 1,132 |
| Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,043 | 1,086 |
| Rydalmere East Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 104 | 1,007 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,210 | 1,087 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Carlingford | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 262 | 1,140 |
| Carlingford High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,772 | 1,111 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 389 | 1,121 |
| Roselea Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 306 | 1,112 |
| Karonga School, Epping | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 89 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oatlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13074/oatlands/topic/education