45.4% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 45.4%
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.
Fewer than half of Seaford residents—just 45.4%—have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the local qualifications, where the number of adults with a university degree is also well below the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.4% of people here finished Year 12, a result that is far below the Australian average. Nearly 20% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 11 or Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seaford, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13%, which is well below the South Australian average. Trade qualifications are more common, with 39.9% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.0% ▲ +57.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Seaford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by engineering at 14.7% and society and culture at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, with an average school size of 426 students.
3.90
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
426
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% 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
6 schools — 2,553 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 536 | 1,017 |
| Seaford Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 829 | 962 |
| Moana Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 369 | 1,018 |
| South Port Primary School, Port Noarlunga South | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 295 | 968 |
| Seaford Rise Primary School, Seaford Rise | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 369 | 977 |
| Old Noarlunga Primary School, Old Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 155 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
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/SAL41315/seaford/topic/education