58.4% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ocean Shores · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ocean Shores
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Ocean Shores have remained steady and high, with a typical adult holding a qualification that matches or exceeds the national average. Over 27% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.4% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ocean Shores, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 27.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, with the most common qualification being a bachelor degree at 26.5%.
27.3% ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Ocean Shores splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by society and culture at 13.5%, management and commerce at 12.9%, and health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools tend to be smaller than most areas but have a higher advantage score. There are 5 schools within 3km, with 60% being government run and the rest split between Catholic and independent sectors.
1.03
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
173
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ocean Shores
5 schools — 867 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Ocean Shores Public School, Ocean Shores | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 294 | 1,051 |
| Brunswick Heads Public School, Brunswick Heads | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 222 | 1,025 |
| Mullumbimby Public School, Mullumbimby | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 217 | 1,026 |
| St John's Primary School, Mullumbimby | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 63 | 1,038 |
| Hinterland Christian College, Mullumbimby | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 71 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13081/ocean-shores/topic/education