81.2% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 78.7%
- 2021: 81.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seaforth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Seaforth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge 81.2% of Seaforth residents have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by a very well-qualified adult population, where nearly half hold a university degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 81.2% of people who finished Year 12 is among the highest at this level and is 22 percentage points higher than the state average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seaforth, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 46.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above both New South Wales and the Australian average. Bachelor degrees are the most common, held by 43.8% of residents.
46.5% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 46.5%
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 Seaforth, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Seaforth are most often in management and commerce (33.3%), followed by society and culture at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level, with a typical size of 447 students. While there are 30 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
0.58
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
447
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,146
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Seaforth
30 schools — 13,396 students, average ICSEA 1,146.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 5 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Seaforth Public School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 394 | 1,165 |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Balgowlah | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 37 | 1,165 |
| Balgowlah North Public School, North Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 381 | 1,169 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus, Balgowlah | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,100 | 1,115 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Balgowlah | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 232 | 1,168 |
| Manly Vale Public School, Manly Vale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 553 | 1,129 |
| Balgowlah Heights Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 651 | 1,177 |
| Beauty Point Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 205 | 1,154 |
| Manly West Public School, Balgowlah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 761 | 1,147 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 141 | 1,122 |
| The Beach School, Allambie Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 35 | 1,039 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,023 | 1,115 |
| Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 406 | 1,138 |
| Killarney Heights Public School, Killarney Heights | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 661 | 1,150 |
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Middle Cove | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 405 | 1,148 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Killarney Heights High School, Killarney Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 969 | 1,132 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| Middle Harbour Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 423 | 1,162 |
| Queenwood, Mosman | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 816 | 1,172 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mosman | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 373 | 1,189 |
| Arranounbai School, Frenchs Forest | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 34 | 1,073 |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Forestville | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 97 | 1,107 |
| Castle Cove Public School, Castle Cove | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 273 | 1,167 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Forestville | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 282 | 1,145 |
| Mosman Public School, Mosman | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 458 | 1,157 |
| Forestville Montessori School, Forestville | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 49 | 1,171 |
| Mosman High School, Mosman | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,087 | 1,126 |
| Forestville Public School, Forestville | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 462 | 1,141 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 622 | 1,168 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13524/seaforth/topic/education