44.3% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Oaks · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in The Oaks
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in The Oaks, where 42% of adults hold one. This area has lower levels of formal schooling and university degrees than the state and national figures, with just 14.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 34.3% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Oaks, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.8%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Other common qualifications include diplomas at 15.4% and postgraduate degrees at 4.8%.
14.8% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 The Oaks, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related fields at 18.7%, followed by management and commerce at 16.4% and society and culture at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The Oaks has two schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Both local schools are government primary schools, and they are smaller than those in most other areas.
1.55
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
225
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving The Oaks
2 schools — 449 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| The Oaks Public School, The Oaks | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 308 | 977 |
| Oakdale Public School, Oakdale | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 141 | 945 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Oaks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13847/the-oaks/topic/education