71.9% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oakleigh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oakleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 38% of adults in Oakleigh hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most highly qualified areas of its kind. Most residents have a strong educational foundation, with a high number finishing high school and pursuing advanced study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 71.9% of residents finishing their final year. This is among the highest rates for areas at this level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oakleigh, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 9 or below is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is very well qualified, as 38.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Victorian average of 29.2%.
38.4% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 38.4%
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 Oakleigh, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 23.1%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12.3% and society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oakleigh has an average school advantage score that is among the highest at this level. While the area has one of the largest counts of schools within 3 km (35), there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
2.43
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
Higher than 89% 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).
492
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,119
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oakleigh
35 schools — 16,741 students, average ICSEA 1,119.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 451 | 1,120 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Christ Our Holy Redeemer School, Oakleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 135 | 1,065 |
| Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 345 | 1,093 |
| Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 724 | 1,078 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 414 | 1,120 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 443 | 1,119 |
| Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 982 | 1,093 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 258 | 1,114 |
| South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 950 | 1,052 |
| Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 1,038 | 1,163 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Clayton North Primary School, Clayton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 221 | 1,064 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| Clarinda Primary School, Clarinda | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 334 | 1,082 |
| Mount Waverley Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 751 | 1,165 |
| John Monash Science School, Clayton | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 656 | 1,127 |
| Monash Children's Hospital School, Clayton | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | — | — |
| St Peter's School, Clayton | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 133 | 1,082 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 337 | 1,161 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Frank Dando Sports Academy, Ashwood | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 36 | 1,023 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Ashwood High School, Ashwood | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 989 | 1,093 |
| St Andrew's School, Clayton South | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 319 | 1,074 |
| Holy Family School, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 259 | 1,124 |
| St Michael's School, Ashburton | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 222 | 1,139 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 444 | 1,155 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22000/oakleigh/topic/education