62.6% ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seacombe Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Seacombe Gardens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Better-than-average school and university results define daily life in Seacombe Gardens, where 62.6% of residents have finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as a highly educated pocket of the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas. At 62.6%, this is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seacombe Gardens, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High university achievement is a key feature, with 28.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Australian average and well above the state figure.
28.3% ▲ +76.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 Seacombe Gardens, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by health at 15.4% and society and culture at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 23 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. The schools here are typically larger and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
3.82
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
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).
556
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Seacombe Gardens
23 schools — 12,782 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Stella Maris Parish School, Seacombe Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 429 | 1,086 |
| Darlington Primary School, Seacombe Gardens | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 184 | 964 |
| Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,377 | 1,038 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 72 | 1,065 |
| Christ the King School, Warradale | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 179 | 1,079 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 726 | 1,077 |
| Seaview Downs Primary School, Seaview Downs | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 324 | 1,051 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 286 | 1,032 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 419 | 1,101 |
| Seacliff Primary School, Seacliff | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 356 | 1,094 |
| McAuley Community School, Hove | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 451 | 1,099 |
| Paringa Park Primary School, North Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 515 | 1,101 |
| Hamilton Secondary College, Mitchell Park | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 609 | 994 |
| Brighton Secondary School, North Brighton | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,737 | 1,071 |
| IQRA College, O'Halloran Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 734 | 1,067 |
| Clovelly Park Primary School, Clovelly Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 222 | 1,038 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 205 | 1,085 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 20 | 965 |
| Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus, Somerton Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,033 | 1,083 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seacombe Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41313/seacombe-gardens/topic/education