48.5% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oxley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oxley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Oxley finished high school compared to the state average, with only 48.5% completing Year 12. This gap is a key feature of the local education profile, although a fair number of adults have gone on to achieve higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Other common highest school years include Year 11 at 20.9% and Year 10 at 17.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oxley, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 20.9% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.2%.
20.9% ▲ +52.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Oxley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most frequent fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related fields at 16.3%, followed by Education at 15.0% and Society and Culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oxley has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though they are much smaller than usual. There are two primary government schools within 3km, and the average school advantage score is higher than most areas.
6.49
Higher than 65% 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).
70
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oxley
2 schools — 139 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Oxley Primary School, Oxley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 76 | 1,007 |
| Milawa Primary School, Milawa | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 63 | 1,040 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22022/oxley/topic/education