60.9% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ocean Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ocean Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Ocean Grove hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. About 30% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This high level of education is reflected in the local schools, which have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 60.9%, which is about the same as the Victorian average and a little above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ocean Grove, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 30.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well above the Australian average.
30.3% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Ocean Grove splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (15.3%), followed by health (14.0%) and education (13.7%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, with an average of 543 students. There are four primary schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this type of area.
0.85
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
543
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,097
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ocean Grove
4 schools — 2,173 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4
| Our Lady Star of the Sea School, Ocean Grove | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 593 | 1,092 |
| Surfside Primary School, Ocean Grove | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 545 | 1,075 |
| Ocean Grove Primary School, Ocean Grove | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 619 | 1,105 |
| Barwon Heads Primary School, Barwon Heads | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 416 | 1,120 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ocean Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22005/ocean-grove/topic/education