72.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Preston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Preston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Preston have completed high school and university than the state or national averages. About 72% of residents finished Year 12, and a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as a highly educated area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far above the national figure, with 72.1% of residents finishing school compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Preston, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 33.1% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
33.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Preston splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 18%, followed by management, commerce, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Preston has four schools within 3 km, which is more than 73% of similar areas, and these schools are typically larger than those in most other areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
592
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Preston
4 schools — 2,368 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Middle Ridge State School, Middle Ridge | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 735 | 1,044 |
| Highlands Christian College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 670 | 1,060 |
| Gabbinbar State School, Centenary Heights | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 356 | 1,010 |
| Darling Heights State School, Darling Heights | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 607 | 944 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32362/preston/topic/education