58.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seal Rocks · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of university education defines the people of Seal Rocks, where 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and reflects a community with a strong academic background.
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished their secondary education, with 58% completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
58.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Seal Rocks, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, and the 30% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is a little above the New South Wales average.
30.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Seal Rocks, Bachelor degree is the majority at 75%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 25%.
What people studied.
Professional fields are the most common areas of study, led by engineering at 21.6% and management and commerce at 18.9%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 kilometres, making this area smaller for education access 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 Seal Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13527/seal-rocks/topic/education