57.5% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oxenford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oxenford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school completion rate of 57.5% defines the educational landscape in Oxenford, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While school finishing rates are strong, the number of people with university degrees is notably lower than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished their schooling, with 57.5% completing Year 12. This is about the same as the Queensland average and just a little below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oxenford, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.2% of people.
16.6% ▲ +58.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 Oxenford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications here most commonly studied management and commerce (19.5%) or engineering and related fields (15.6%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oxenford has 15 schools within 3km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. The schools here are among the largest at this level, though there are very few schools per 1,000 children.
0.78
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
1,120
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oxenford
15 schools — 16,800 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Oxenford State School, Oxenford | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 520 | 993 |
| Gaven State School, Oxenford | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 463 | 987 |
| Highland Reserve State School, Upper Coomera | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 899 | 1,026 |
| Helensvale State High School, Helensvale | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,875 | 1,017 |
| Helensvale State School, Helensvale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 871 | 1,015 |
| Jubilee Primary School, Pacific Pines | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 720 | 1,058 |
| Saint Stephen's College, Coomera | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,315 | 1,109 |
| Upper Coomera State College, Upper Coomera | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,682 | 964 |
| Park Lake State School, Pacific Pines | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 901 | 1,032 |
| Coomera State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 368 | 1,004 |
| Pacific Pines State School, Pacific Pines | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 759 | 1,016 |
| Assisi Catholic College, Upper Coomera | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,516 | 1,055 |
| Pacific Pines State High School, Pacific Pines | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 2,193 | 1,009 |
| Coomera Anglican College, Upper Coomera | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,595 | 1,084 |
| Foxwell State Secondary College, Coomera | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,123 | 997 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oxenford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32241/oxenford/topic/education