46.6% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oxford Falls · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oxford Falls
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High-ranking school advantage scores set Oxford Falls apart from most similar areas. While many residents hold higher qualifications, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 is far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Oxford Falls finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 46.6% completing it. This is 12 percentage points lower than both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oxford Falls, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A higher proportion of adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher than in most similar areas, though the 19.4% figure is still well below the national average of 26.3%.
19.4% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 Oxford Falls, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 24.5%, followed by engineering and society and culture, both at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 37 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for its level. These schools are typically larger than most areas and have some of the highest advantage scores.
37
Higher than 90% 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).
467
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,123
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oxford Falls
37 schools — 17,261 students, average ICSEA 1,123.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 12 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 10 · Secondary 4
| Oxford Falls Grammar School, Oxford Falls | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| Cromer Public School, Cromer | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 468 | 1,091 |
| Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 459 | 1,099 |
| The Forest High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 769 | 1,062 |
| Belrose Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 186 | 1,111 |
| Wakehurst Public School, Belrose | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 407 | 1,126 |
| John Colet School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 275 | 1,210 |
| Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 34 | 1,073 |
| Frenchs Forest Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 218 | 1,123 |
| Narraweena Public School, Narraweena | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 511 | 1,059 |
| Karuna Montessori School, Narraweena | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 4 | — |
| Covenant Christian School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 884 | 1,155 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Narraweena | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 247 | 1,091 |
| Wheeler Heights Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 430 | 1,086 |
| Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School, Belrose | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 180 | 1,092 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus, Cromer | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,157 | 1,056 |
| Yanginanook School, Belrose | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 65 | 1,051 |
| St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 227 | 1,149 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney, Brookvale | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,580 | 1,141 |
| Dee Why Public School, Dee Why | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| Mimosa Public School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 562 | 1,119 |
| Fisher Road School, Dee Why | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 62 | 1,050 |
| Forestville Montessori School, Forestville | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 49 | 1,171 |
| Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Brookvale Public School, Brookvale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 306 | 1,075 |
| Davidson High School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 790 | 1,089 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Forestville | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 282 | 1,145 |
| Collaroy Plateau Public School, Collaroy Plateau | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 452 | 1,109 |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 97 | 1,107 |
| EOC Broken Bay, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 70 | 1,059 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Davidson | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 136 | 1,131 |
| St Luke's Grammar School, Dee Why | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| German International School Sydney, Terrey Hills | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 380 | 1,158 |
| Forestville Public School, Forestville | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 462 | 1,141 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus, North Curl Curl | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 766 | 1,217 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 178 | 1,085 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oxford Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13117/oxford-falls/topic/education