68.9% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seacliff · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Seacliff
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly educated residents define the daily life of Seacliff, where 40% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, marking the area as one of the most qualified in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the South Australian average, with 68.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 14 points higher than the state figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seacliff, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high rate of university qualifications, with 34.8% of people holding a bachelor degree. This result is far above both the state and national figures.
40.0% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 40.0%
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 Seacliff, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several professional fields, led by management and commerce at 20%, followed by health at 16.1% and society and culture at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by 12 schools within 3km, which is more than 84% of similar places. These schools are generally larger than most, with an average size of 608 students.
2.94
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
608
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Seacliff
12 schools — 7,298 students, average ICSEA 1,066.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Seacliff Primary School, Seacliff | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 356 | 1,094 |
| Seaview Downs Primary School, Seaview Downs | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 324 | 1,051 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 726 | 1,077 |
| McAuley Community School, Hove | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 451 | 1,099 |
| Stella Maris Parish School, Seacombe Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 429 | 1,086 |
| Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,377 | 1,038 |
| Darlington Primary School, Seacombe Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 184 | 964 |
| Christ the King School, Warradale | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 179 | 1,079 |
| Brighton Secondary School, North Brighton | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,737 | 1,071 |
| Paringa Park Primary School, North Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 515 | 1,101 |
| IQRA College, O'Halloran Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 734 | 1,067 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 286 | 1,032 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seacliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41311/seacliff/topic/education