62.3% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Prospect
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and qualifications mark Prospect compared to most similar areas. Over 62% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This educational trend is reflected in the high proportion of adults holding university degrees or diplomas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 62.3%, which is well above both the New South Wales figure and the Australian average. Roughly one in five residents reached Year 10 as their highest school level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Prospect, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little below the state average, the typical qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 29.7% of residents.
25.3% ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Prospect splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 24.7%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 16.5%. Society and culture qualifications make up 10.7% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most students attend government schools, which account for 63.3% of the sector.
1.04
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
607
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Prospect
30 schools — 18,196 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Shelley Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 435 | 1,001 |
| Ebenezer Christian College, Prospect | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 140 | 995 |
| Mitchell High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 876 | 978 |
| Metella Road Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 676 | 1,072 |
| Nagle College, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 532 | 1,048 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Blacktown South | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 631 | 1,065 |
| Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 936 | 1,042 |
| Bert Oldfield Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 175 | 1,015 |
| Girraween High School, Girraween | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 784 | 1,199 |
| Toongabbie Christian College, Toongabbie | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,242 | 1,106 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Seven Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 389 | 1,076 |
| The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 913 | 967 |
| Walters Road Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 523 | 997 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,014 | 1,016 |
| Evans High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 815 | 935 |
| Coreen School, Blacktown | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 56 | 845 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 580 | 1,033 |
| Girraween Public School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 1,072 | 1,132 |
| The Meadows Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 335 | 984 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 385 | 1,129 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Blacktown | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 295 | 1,058 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Blacktown | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 816 | 1,066 |
| Pendle Hill Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 309 | 1,032 |
| Seven Hills West Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 324 | 1,001 |
| Toongabbie West Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 268 | 1,046 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 800 | 1,055 |
| Blacktown West Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 443 | 992 |
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 540 | 1,081 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 802 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13278/prospect/topic/education