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Seymour · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Seymour

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher education has crept up in Seymour since 2011, but the town still trails far behind state and national figures for school and university completion. Only 10.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than the typical Victorian resident.

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Where Seymour sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.2% ▲ +10.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Seymour — lower than 58% of areas.

Seymour10.2%
3660, VIC 11.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates have fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011 to 35.7%. This is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.

Completed Year 12

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35.7% ▼ -9.4%

Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Seymour, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (20%).

Year 12 35.7% Year 10 19.8% Year 9 or below 18.1% Year 11 15.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

While the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose slightly to 10.2%, the most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.2% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.2% ▲ +10.3%

Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Seymour, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).

Certificate III / IV 36.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.8% Bachelor degree 13.7% Postgraduate degree 3.0% Certificate I / II 3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most popular fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 14.6%, followed by Society and Culture at 12.0% and Management and Commerce at 11.8%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seymour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214019/seymour/topic/education