72.6% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 72.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oakleigh East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oakleigh East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in Oakleigh East hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This creates a highly educated profile for the area, where school completion and university degrees are both significantly higher than in most of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 72.6% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oakleigh East, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified at this level, as 39.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
39.5% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 39.5%
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 Oakleigh East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, making up 22.7% of qualifications. Other frequent fields include engineering at 12.5% and society and culture at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much larger than in most areas, with a high average advantage score. While there are 27 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest at this level.
0.92
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
529
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,122
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 Oakleigh East
27 schools — 13,766 students, average ICSEA 1,122.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 345 | 1,093 |
| Christ Our Holy Redeemer School, Oakleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 135 | 1,065 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 414 | 1,120 |
| Clayton North Primary School, Clayton | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 221 | 1,064 |
| Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 443 | 1,119 |
| John Monash Science School, Clayton | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 656 | 1,127 |
| Monash Children's Hospital School, Clayton | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| St Peter's School, Clayton | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 133 | 1,082 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 451 | 1,120 |
| Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 1,038 | 1,163 |
| Clarinda Primary School, Clarinda | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 334 | 1,082 |
| Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 982 | 1,093 |
| Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 724 | 1,078 |
| South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 950 | 1,052 |
| Mount Waverley Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 751 | 1,165 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| Pinewood Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 947 | 1,161 |
| St Andrew's School, Clayton South | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 319 | 1,074 |
| Holy Family School, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 259 | 1,124 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 258 | 1,114 |
| Huntingtower School, Mount Waverley | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 785 | 1,201 |
| Avila College, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,011 | 1,113 |
| Syndal South Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 334 | 1,152 |
| Cheshire School, Glen Waverley | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 22 | 1,052 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 555 | 1,161 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakleigh East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22001/oakleigh-east/topic/education