67.5% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oakleigh South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oakleigh South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 8 points higher than the national average for Year 12 completion, Oakleigh South is an area where education levels are well above the norm. This trend continues into higher learning, where adults with a university degree are much more common than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are high at 67.5%, which is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Only 12.4% of residents have a highest school level of Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oakleigh South, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 34.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, with 16.2% of people holding a postgraduate degree.
34.6% ▲ +61.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
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 South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by engineering at 15.2% and society and culture at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 36 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas. Local schools are generally larger than average and mostly run by the government.
1.84
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
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).
481
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,104
Higher than 92% 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 South
36 schools — 16,844 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 1,038 | 1,163 |
| Clarinda Primary School, Clarinda | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 334 | 1,082 |
| South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 950 | 1,052 |
| St Andrew's School, Clayton South | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 319 | 1,074 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 414 | 1,120 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| St Peter's School, Clayton | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 133 | 1,082 |
| Clayton South Primary School, Clayton South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 102 | 1,008 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Monash Children's Hospital School, Clayton | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 324 | 1,100 |
| Clayton North Primary School, Clayton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 221 | 1,064 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 345 | 1,093 |
| John Monash Science School, Clayton | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 656 | 1,127 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Christ Our Holy Redeemer School, Oakleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 135 | 1,065 |
| Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 724 | 1,078 |
| Christway College, Clarinda | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 864 | 1,111 |
| Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 451 | 1,120 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Westall Secondary College, Clayton South | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 710 | 966 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| Kingston Heath Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 184 | 1,075 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Le Page Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 215 | 1,080 |
| Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 443 | 1,119 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 555 | 1,161 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakleigh South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22002/oakleigh-south/topic/education