36.4% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oxley · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Oxley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Oxley have stayed almost the same since 2011, with only 36.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure and suggests a workforce where many residents leave school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is among the lowest levels for the region, with 31.8% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest school level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oxley, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.1% of the population, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.9% of residents.
13.1% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 13.5%, followed closely by Management and Commerce at 13.3% and Society and Culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oxley has 53 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number of schools for an area of this type. Most are government run (77.4%) and primarily primary schools (73.6%), though the typical school size of 198 students is much lower than most areas.
4.06
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
Higher than 90% of state electorate 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).
10,298
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
198
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oxley
53 schools — 10,298 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Willawarrin Public School, Willawarrin | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 34 | 838 |
| Bellbrook Public School, Bellbrook | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 24 | 732 |
| Medlow Public School, Medlow | Government | Primary | 19.5 km | 33 | 978 |
| Aldavilla Public School, Yarravel | Government | Primary | 24.8 km | 263 | 896 |
| Green Hill Public School, West Kempsey | Government | Primary | 26.3 km | 19 | 712 |
| St Paul's College, West Kempsey | Catholic | Secondary | 28.0 km | 641 | 999 |
| Kempsey High School, Kempsey | Government | Secondary | 28.7 km | 584 | 848 |
| Kempsey West Public School, West Kempsey | Government | Primary | 29.4 km | 422 | 794 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, West Kempsey | Catholic | Primary | 29.6 km | 332 | 991 |
| Melville High School, Kempsey | Government | Secondary | 30.0 km | 355 | 849 |
| Eungai Public School, Eungai Creek | Government | Primary | 30.2 km | 57 | 926 |
| Macleay Vocational College, South Kempsey | Independent | Secondary | 30.4 km | 88 | 787 |
| Kempsey South Public School, Kempsey | Government | Primary | 30.7 km | 129 | 767 |
| Kempsey East Public School, Kempsey | Government | Primary | 31.3 km | 180 | 875 |
| Frederickton Public School, Frederickton | Government | Primary | 31.3 km | 130 | 890 |
| Kempsey Adventist School, Kempsey | Independent | Combined | 32.2 km | 458 | 953 |
| Rollands Plains Upper Public School, Rollands Plains | Government | Primary | 35.4 km | 24 | 939 |
| Smithtown Public School, Smithtown | Government | Primary | 36.3 km | 54 | 885 |
| Gladstone Public School, Gladstone | Government | Primary | 37.0 km | 19 | 1,004 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Macksville | Catholic | Primary | 37.8 km | 244 | 1,002 |
| Macksville High School, Macksville | Government | Secondary | 40.0 km | 365 | 916 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Bowraville | Catholic | Primary | 40.2 km | 48 | 827 |
| Macksville Public School, Macksville | Government | Primary | 40.5 km | 284 | 925 |
| Kinchela Public School, Kinchela | Government | Primary | 40.6 km | 27 | 951 |
| Bowraville Central School, Bowraville | Government | Combined | 40.8 km | 207 | 861 |
| Stuarts Point Public School, Stuarts Point | Government | Primary | 41.5 km | 53 | 848 |
| Tallowood Steiner School, Bowraville | Independent | Primary | 42.4 km | 94 | 989 |
| South West Rocks Public School, South West Rocks | Government | Primary | 44.4 km | 348 | 952 |
| Scotts Head Public School, Scotts Head | Government | Primary | 44.4 km | 73 | 1,014 |
| Crescent Head Public School, Crescent Head | Government | Primary | 47.6 km | 167 | 987 |
| Nambucca Heads High School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Secondary | 50.1 km | 314 | 890 |
| Nambucca Valley Christian Community School, Nambucca Heads | Independent | Combined | 50.2 km | 555 | 1,042 |
| Frank Partridge VC Public School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Primary | 50.2 km | 217 | 886 |
| Nambucca Heads Public School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Primary | 51.7 km | 156 | 904 |
| Orama Public School, Thora | Government | Primary | 55.8 km | 32 | 983 |
| Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education, Thora | Independent | Combined | 56.2 km | 188 | 1,032 |
| Beechwood Public School, Wauchope | Government | Primary | 57.7 km | 184 | 959 |
| Long Flat Public School, Long Flat | Government | Primary | 57.7 km | 36 | 887 |
| Wauchope High School, Wauchope | Government | Secondary | 60.4 km | 458 | 894 |
| Bellingen Public School, Bellingen | Government | Primary | 60.4 km | 219 | 998 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Bellingen | Catholic | Primary | 60.5 km | 123 | 1,039 |
| Wauchope Public School, Wauchope | Government | Primary | 60.9 km | 624 | 900 |
| Bellingen High School, Bellingen | Government | Secondary | 61.1 km | 584 | 1,006 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Wauchope | Catholic | Primary | 61.3 km | 277 | 1,011 |
| Huntingdon Public School, Wauchope | Government | Primary | 62.1 km | 22 | 838 |
| Urunga Public School, Urunga | Government | Primary | 63.9 km | 179 | 974 |
| Mount St John Primary School, Dorrigo | Catholic | Primary | 65.5 km | 61 | 961 |
| Dorrigo Public School, Dorrigo | Government | Primary | 65.9 km | 72 | 948 |
| Dorrigo High School, Dorrigo | Government | Secondary | 66.3 km | 118 | 951 |
| Raleigh Public School, Raleigh | Government | Primary | 67.3 km | 24 | 1,097 |
| Repton Public School, Repton | Government | Primary | 68.4 km | 63 | 1,030 |
| Comboyne Public School, Comboyne | Government | Primary | 76.4 km | 36 | 926 |
| Cascade Environmental Education Centre, Cascade | Government | Combined | 79.5 km | — | — |
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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/sed/SED10064/oxley/topic/education