42.7% ▲ +35.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oxley Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oxley Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Typical education levels in Oxley Island sit around the middle when compared to similar areas. However, only 42.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This lower rate of school completion is mirrored in the qualification data, where university degrees are also less common than in the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 42.7% of people reaching this milestone. About 32.3% of residents finished Year 10, and 12.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oxley Island, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.9% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.7% of residents.
16.9% ▲ +92.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Oxley Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with engineering and related subjects being the most common at 16%. Education and management and commerce both follow at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than 70% of similar areas. Most of these are government-run primary schools, with an average school size of 353 students.
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).
353
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oxley Island
3 schools — 1,060 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Manning Valley Anglican College, Cundletown | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 758 | 1,005 |
| Cundletown Public School, Cundletown | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 265 | 923 |
| Mitchells Island Public School, Mitchells Island | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 37 | 917 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oxley Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13120/oxley-island/topic/education