51.1% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oaks Estate · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oaks Estate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher proportion of residents now hold degrees than in most similar areas, though Oaks Estate still sits well below national and state levels for formal schooling. While 22.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, only 51.1% of people have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the ACT figure at 51.1%, though this is still higher than most similar areas. About 13.4% of residents finished Year 10, while 8.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oaks Estate, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 20.3% and Certificate III or IV at 15%.
22.3% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Oaks Estate, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 13.2%, followed by engineering and society and culture, which both sit at 9.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3km, which is more than about 81% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools, and the typical school size is 385 students.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
385
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oaks Estate
9 schools — 3,466 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 387 | 988 |
| Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 448 | 967 |
| Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 84 | 1,067 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 280 | 1,031 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 730 | 1,056 |
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 361 | 997 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 723 | 982 |
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 419 | 939 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 34 | 944 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oaks Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80104/oaks-estate/topic/education