53.9% ▲ +65.6%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lee · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Lee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Lee are around the middle for similar areas, though university degrees are much less common here than across Australia. A striking shift has occurred over the last decade, with the share of adults finishing Year 12 climbing by 21 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is similar to the South Australian figure but well below the national rate. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 32.5% had reached that milestone.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lee, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.5% of the population, a figure that rose 13 points since 2011. While this is a little below the state average, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 31.1%.
20.5% ▲ +163.8%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 Lee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most often studied management and commerce (19.6%) or engineering and related fields (16.5%). Other common areas of study include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a small number of schools compared to other places, with only 6 within 3km. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size of 432 is lower than most areas.
1.25
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 92% of state electorate 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).
2,589
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
432
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lee
6 schools — 2,589 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 270 | 965 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 149 | 999 |
| West Lakes Shore School, West Lakes Shore | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 554 | 1,060 |
| Westport Primary School, Semaphore Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 421 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40027/lee/topic/education