28.0% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fullerton Cove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fullerton Cove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Fullerton Cove finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 28% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap suggests a community where many adults entered the workforce earlier than is typical.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 was the highest level of schooling for 38.5% of people, while 15.5% finished Year 9 or below. This explains why Year 12 completion rates are far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fullerton Cove, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.8%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 29.3% of residents.
13.8% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Fullerton Cove, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with higher qualifications often studied Engineering and related fields (19%) or Management and commerce (17.5%). Other common fields include Health and Education, each at around 9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. This school is smaller than most others, with a typical size of 182 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
182
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fullerton Cove
1 school — 182 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Fern Bay Public School, Fern Bay | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 182 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fullerton Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11578/fullerton-cove/topic/education