70.4% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oyster Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oyster Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 70% of people in Oyster Bay have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where a third of adults hold a university degree. These strong school results are reflected in the local schools, which have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is common here, with 70.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average and the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oyster Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 33.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees at 31.8% and Certificate III or IV at 21.6%.
33.5% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 33.5%
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 Oyster Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 26%, followed by engineering at 14.3% and society and culture at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have a much higher advantage score than similar areas. While there are 40 schools within 3km, there are actually much fewer schools per child than in most other areas.
1.58
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
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).
417
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oyster Bay
40 schools — 16,677 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 414 | 1,127 |
| Como Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 103 | 1,071 |
| Jannali East Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 313 | 1,081 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| Como West Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 275 | 1,109 |
| The Jannali High School, Jannali | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 925 | 1,051 |
| Jannali Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 139 | 1,062 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 197 | 1,090 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Oatley West Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Illawong Public School, Illawong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 191 | 1,069 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 55 | 975 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 453 | 1,077 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oyster Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13123/oyster-bay/topic/education