78.3% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 78.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seddon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Seddon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of adults in Seddon hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is mirrored in the school results, where far more residents have finished Year 12 compared to the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 78.3% of people here have completed Year 12, which is far above the 61.8% figure for Victoria and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seddon, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified, with 50.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher—well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
50.1% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 50.1%
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 Seddon, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by society and culture at 18.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are 22 schools within 3km, and most are government primary schools.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
413
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,096
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Seddon
22 schools — 9,085 students, average ICSEA 1,096.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 19 | 966 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 217 | 1,010 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22256/seddon/topic/education