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Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
Prospect Reservoir · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Prospect Reservoir
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 22% of people in Prospect Reservoir finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This lack of senior schooling is reflected in the adult population, where no one holds a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 21.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is 38 points lower than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Prospect Reservoir, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is very low, with 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the state and national rates.
Highest qualification level
View on map →Prospect Reservoir splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (50%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 55%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Despite low qualification levels, there are 54 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number of schools for any similar area.
Schools serving Prospect Reservoir
54 schools — 27,877 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 13 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 15 · Combined 7
| Eastern Creek Public School, Eastern Creek | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 246 | 976 |
| St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 926 | 1,007 |
| Evans High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 815 | 935 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Blacktown | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 816 | 1,066 |
| Minchinbury Public School, Minchinbury | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 439 | 975 |
| Horsley Park Public School, Horsley Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 84 | 932 |
| Walters Road Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 523 | 997 |
| Marion Catholic Primary School, Horsley Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 186 | 1,037 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Blacktown South | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 631 | 1,065 |
| Nagle College, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 532 | 1,048 |
| Mountain View Adventist College, Doonside | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 592 | 1,041 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 645 | 990 |
| Doonside Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 258 | 900 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Blacktown | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 295 | 1,058 |
| Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 936 | 1,042 |
| St Narsai Assyrian Christian College, Horsley Park | Independent | Secondary | 5.0 km | 713 | 923 |
| Blacktown West Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 443 | 992 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 499 | 894 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 5.4 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| Shelley Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 435 | 1,001 |
| James Erskine Public School, Erskine Park | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 486 | 980 |
| Mitchell High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 876 | 978 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Erskine Park High School, Erskine Park | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 835 | 962 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,014 | 1,016 |
| Marayong South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 286 | 1,010 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 265 | 934 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| Coreen School, Blacktown | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | 56 | 845 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 251 | 999 |
| Ebenezer Christian College, Prospect | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 140 | 995 |
| Clairgate Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 409 | 982 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 264 | 977 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 459 | 973 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| Bert Oldfield Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 175 | 1,015 |
| Metella Road Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 676 | 1,072 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 565 | 961 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 765 | 922 |
| Emmaus Catholic College, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Secondary | 7.0 km | 674 | 996 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 646 | 912 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| St Clair Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 325 | 975 |
| St Clair High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 7.3 km | 718 | 956 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Primary | 7.3 km | 263 | 1,012 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 580 | 1,033 |
| Blackwell Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 480 | 980 |
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 540 | 1,081 |
| Girraween High School, Girraween | Government | Secondary | 7.5 km | 784 | 1,199 |
| Mamre Anglican School, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 7.6 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 169 | 1,036 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, St Clair | Catholic | Primary | 7.7 km | 331 | 1,043 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Prospect Reservoir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031318/prospect-reservoir/topic/education