36.8% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seymour · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Seymour
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Seymour have completed high school or university compared to other areas, though education levels are improving. Only 36.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average. This means most of the local workforce relies on trade certificates or earlier school exits.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The share of people who finished Year 12 rose 7.6 points since 2011 to reach 36.8%, but this remains far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 19.5% of residents left school at Year 10, and 17.6% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seymour, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 36.6% of the population holding a Certificate III or IV.
10.6% ▲ +49.6%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Seymour, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for local residents are engineering and related subjects at 15.2%, followed by management and commerce at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Seymour has two schools, which are much larger than those in most similar areas with an average size of 665 students. These schools are split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.01
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,330
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
665
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Seymour
2 schools — 1,330 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 2
| Seymour College, Seymour | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 730 | 933 |
| St Mary's College, Seymour | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 600 | 1,015 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seymour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011059/seymour/topic/education