37.9% ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Osterley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Osterley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 21 percentage points separates Osterley from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. This is a community where few adults hold university degrees, with only 9.8% reaching that level, leaving it far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to most areas, with only 37.9% completing Year 12. Nearly half of all residents, or 48.5%, list Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Osterley, Year 10 is the majority at 51%; Year 12 is next at 40%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon in Osterley, as the 9.8% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Trade qualifications are more typical, with 29% holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.8% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Osterley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5%. Society and culture studies account for 12.9% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three government primary schools are located within 3km, though they are much smaller than most others with a typical size of 66 students. These schools also have lower advantage scores than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
66
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Osterley
3 schools — 197 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Mount Kanwary Public School, Osterley | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 38 | 888 |
| Millers Forest Public School, Millers Forest | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 60 | 920 |
| Hinton Public School, Hinton | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 99 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Osterley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13110/osterley/topic/education