65.6% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seaford Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Seaford Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 65% of residents in Seaford Heights finished Year 12, which is far above the South Australian average. This is a well-educated area where high school completion and university degrees are both common. The local community generally holds higher levels of schooling and qualifications than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is common here, with 65.6% of people finishing their secondary schooling. This is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and well above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seaford Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas. This is about the same as the state average, though a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
23.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 Seaford Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.5% and engineering at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by eight schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. Local schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 522 students.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
522
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 63% 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 Heights
8 schools — 4,177 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Seaford Rise Primary School, Seaford Rise | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 369 | 977 |
| Old Noarlunga Primary School, Old Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 155 | 999 |
| Seaford Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 829 | 962 |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 536 | 1,017 |
| Moana Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 369 | 1,018 |
| South Port Primary School, Port Noarlunga South | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 295 | 968 |
| McLaren Vale Primary School, Mclaren Vale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 521 | 1,018 |
| Tatachilla Lutheran College, Mclaren Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,103 | 1,068 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seaford Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41316/seaford-heights/topic/education