66.4% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Prestons · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Prestons
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Prestons have finished high school now than in the past, with 66.4% completing Year 12. This is well above the national figure. While many residents hold vocational certificates and diplomas, university degrees are less common here than in the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is a strong point for the area, as 66.4% of people finished Year 12. This is well above the 58.8% national average and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Prestons, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
21.6% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 Prestons, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Prestons has 50 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level. Most of these are government schools (74%), and the average school size is much higher than most areas.
1.41
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 92% 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).
684
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Prestons
50 schools — 34,186 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 9 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 11 · Combined 10
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 586 | 962 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 440 | 906 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 696 | 902 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 816 | 878 |
| Casula High School, Casula | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,281 | 957 |
| William Carey Christian School, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,325 | 1,105 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 266 | 880 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 241 | 920 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 531 | 985 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 895 | 940 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Carnes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 669 | 1,059 |
| John Edmondson High School, Horningsea Park | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,084 | 982 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,559 | 1,088 |
| Glenfield Park School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 63 | 896 |
| Campbell House School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 60 | 890 |
| Ajuga School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 53 | 900 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 701 | 877 |
| Edmondson Park Public School, Edmondson Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 897 | 1,077 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 351 | 883 |
| Greenway Park Public School, Carnes Hill | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 620 | 1,011 |
| Casula Public School, Casula | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 660 | 980 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 243 | 892 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 487 | 959 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 544 | 902 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 668 | 920 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,211 | 1,054 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 125 | 949 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 284 | 887 |
| Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 934 | 1,147 |
| Glenfield Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 470 | 1,070 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 304 | 895 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 209 | 848 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College, Middleton Grange | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,721 | 1,083 |
| Bardia Public School, Bardia | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 953 | 1,070 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 365 | 973 |
| Al Amanah College, Liverpool | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 939 | 1,012 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 726 | 977 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 562 | 960 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 368 | 951 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 214 | 943 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 5.5 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 76 | 956 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Prestons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13272/prestons/topic/education