8.1% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fulham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fulham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 8.1% of residents in Fulham finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap is reflected across the board, with very few adults holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common highest level of schooling completed here, reached by 66.5% of people. This contributes to a Year 12 completion rate that is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fulham, Year 10 is the majority at 84%; Year 12 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 2.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 18% of residents.
2.4% ▲ +64.1%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Fulham, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 32%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 5.9%, followed by Health and Education at 4.3% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fulham has two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. Both are government schools, but they are much smaller than most others with an average size of 33 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
33
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
872
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fulham
2 schools — 66 students, average ICSEA 872.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Wurruk Primary School, Wurruk | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 40 | 827 |
| Bundalaguah Primary School, Bundalaguah | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 26 | 941 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fulham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20956/fulham/topic/education