61.5% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seaholme · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Seaholme
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Seaholme, where over 30% of adults hold a university degree. This trend is reflected in the school system, which has an advantage score far above the usual for similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a little above the national figure and about the same as the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seaholme, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 31.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
31.7% ▲ +60.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 31.7%
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 Seaholme, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much larger than those in similar areas, with an average size of 684 students. While there are 10 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.62
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
684
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Seaholme
10 schools — 6,840 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Seaholme Primary School, Seaholme | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 298 | 1,105 |
| St Mary's School, Altona | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 259 | 1,060 |
| Altona Primary School, Altona | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 512 | 1,111 |
| Altona College, Altona | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 796 | 1,044 |
| Australian Islamic Centre College, Newport | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 151 | 1,032 |
| St Leo the Great Primary School, Altona North | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 342 | 1,116 |
| Mount St Joseph Girls' College, Altona | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,216 | 1,100 |
| Newport Gardens Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 516 | 1,106 |
| Altona North Primary School, Altona North | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 217 | 994 |
| Emmanuel College, Altona North | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 2,533 | 1,079 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seaholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22250/seaholme/topic/education