53.7% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seaford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Seaford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Seaford have finished high school and earned degrees than in many similar areas. While these numbers are higher than in nearby suburbs, they still sit well below the state and national figures. About 53.7% of residents completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than in most similar areas, though at 53.7% it remains well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Roughly 10% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seaford, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 20.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.3% of adults.
20.4% ▲ +60.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 Seaford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 27 schools within 3km, one of the largest numbers for an area of this size. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is higher than in most areas.
2.64
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
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).
388
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Seaford
27 schools — 10,466 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| St Anne's School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | 0.1 km | 186 | 1,070 |
| Belvedere Park Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 288 | 1,004 |
| Seaford Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 230 | 1,030 |
| Seaford Park Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 169 | 1,005 |
| Nepean School, Seaford | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 141 | 1,006 |
| Seaford North Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 444 | 1,070 |
| Aldercourt Primary School, Frankston North | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 225 | 918 |
| Kananook Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 190 | 1,014 |
| Monterey Secondary College, Frankston North | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 462 | 927 |
| Mahogany Rise Primary School, Frankston North | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 148 | 909 |
| Patterson River Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,268 | 1,015 |
| St Joachim's School, Carrum Downs | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 328 | 1,052 |
| John Paul College, Frankston | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,300 | 1,055 |
| Carrum Primary School, Carrum | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 369 | 1,075 |
| Karingal Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 239 | 985 |
| Patterson Lakes Primary School, Patterson Lakes | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 521 | 1,061 |
| Banyan Fields Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 517 | 987 |
| Rowellyn Park Primary School, Carrum Downs | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 781 | 1,003 |
| Karingal Heights Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 93 | 950 |
| St John's School, Frankston East | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 270 | 1,053 |
| Frankston East Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 160 | 943 |
| Bonbeach Primary School, Bonbeach | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 367 | 1,077 |
| McClelland Secondary College, Frankston | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,089 | 981 |
| Ballam Park Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 156 | 963 |
| Frankston Primary School, Frankston | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 241 | 1,015 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Frankston | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 155 | 1,042 |
| David Scott School, Frankston | Independent | Secondary | 5.1 km | 129 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seaford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22249/seaford/topic/education