61.1% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 61.1%
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.
Over 61% of residents in Fulham have completed Year 12, which is well above the South Australian figure. This level of schooling helps explain why the area has a high proportion of adults with university degrees compared to most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher than in most areas, with 61.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is 6.5 percentage points above the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fulham, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the state average. This puts Fulham on par with the national figure for university qualifications.
26.0% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
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, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by engineering at 15.4% and society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fulham has more schools within 3 km than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, and the majority are government-run primary schools.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
623
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% 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
19 schools — 11,840 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 395 | 1,095 |
| West Beach Primary School, West Beach | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 297 | 1,089 |
| Henley High School, Henley Beach | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,381 | 1,045 |
| Henley Beach Primary School, Henley Beach South | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 354 | 1,104 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 148 | 1,042 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| Star of the Sea School, Henley Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 558 | 1,108 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 629 | 1,000 |
| Grange Primary School, Grange | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 702 | 1,075 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 467 | 978 |
| Nazareth Catholic College - Flinders Park Campus, Flinders Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 2,576 | 1,049 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 149 | 999 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Flinders Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 187 | 1,037 |
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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/SAL40467/fulham/topic/education