65.5% ▲ +115.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oran Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oran Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and qualifications than most similar areas define Oran Park. About 65.5% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This creates a highly educated community where professional degrees and certificates are common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the New South Wales and national figures, with 65.5% of people finishing their schooling. This is much higher than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oran Park, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 26.6% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IV for 27.1% of residents.
26.6% ▲ +189.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Oran Park splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 23.6%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oran Park has an average school advantage score of 1,040, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 17 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.14
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
777
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oran Park
17 schools — 13,214 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Oran Park Public School, Oran Park | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 1,407 | 1,027 |
| Oran Park High School, Oran Park | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,579 | 1,002 |
| Oran Park Anglican College, Oran Park | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,191 | 1,086 |
| Barramurra Public School, Oran Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 1,182 | 1,044 |
| St Justin's Catholic Primary School, Oran Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 831 | 1,051 |
| Macarthur Anglican School, Cobbitty | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,177 | 1,125 |
| St Benedict's Catholic College, Oran Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,074 | 1,040 |
| Gledswood Hills Public School, Gledswood Hills | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 976 | 1,038 |
| Harrington Park Public School, Harrington Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 731 | 1,035 |
| Gledswood Hills High School, Gledswood Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 87 | 1,013 |
| Gregory Hills Public School, Gregory Hills | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 647 | 1,028 |
| Mater Dei School, Camden | Independent | Secondary | 5.6 km | 129 | 993 |
| Rossmore Public School, Rossmore | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 113 | 937 |
| Aspect Macarthur School, Cobbitty | Independent | Primary | 5.6 km | 135 | 1,032 |
| Bellfield College, Rossmore | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 704 | 984 |
| Magdalene Catholic College, Smeaton Grange | Catholic | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,137 | 1,039 |
| Bringelly Public School, Bringelly | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 114 | 929 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oran Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13102/oran-park/topic/education