76.7% —
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 76.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Oakleigh have a university degree than the national figure, with 44% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This gap is matched in schooling, where the area is far above the state and national averages for Year 12 completion. Education levels have climbed steadily here over recent years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high in Oakleigh, with 76.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen by 3.3 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A university degree or higher is common here, held by 44% of adults. This is far above the Victorian figure of 29.2% and rose by 6.9 percentage points since 2016.
44.0% —
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 44.0%
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 Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by engineering at 12.3% and society and culture at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas, though the region has far fewer schools per 1,000 children than similar places. Most of the 15 schools within 3km are government run (60%) and primarily focused on primary education (80%).
1.45
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 68% 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).
6,441
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
429
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,119
Higher 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 Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)
15 schools — 6,441 students, average ICSEA 1,119.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 345 | 1,093 |
| Christ Our Holy Redeemer School, Oakleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 135 | 1,065 |
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 451 | 1,120 |
| Clayton North Primary School, Clayton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 221 | 1,064 |
| Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 443 | 1,119 |
| Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 724 | 1,078 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| John Monash Science School, Clayton | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 656 | 1,127 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 75 | 1,098 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26406/oakleigh/topic/education