18.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Seaview · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 40 percentage points separates Mount Seaview from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. Only 18.5% of residents finished high school, which is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas. This creates a stark contrast with the qualification levels found across the rest of the country.
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very low here, as only 18.5% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, with many residents instead finishing at Year 10 (29.6%) or Year 9 or below (22.2%).
18.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Mount Seaview, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 9 or below (32%) and Year 12 (26%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.5% of the population. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
18.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Mount Seaview, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 45%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 39%, ahead of Engineering & related (28%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Seaview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12803/mount-seaview/topic/education