65.5% —
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Preston (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Preston (Northern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 65% of adults in Preston have finished Year 12, marking a clear trend toward higher education in the area. This shift is seen in the growing number of university-educated residents, with 32.3% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is well above the national figure, with 65.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is a significant increase from 2016, when only 58.6% had reached this milestone.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Preston (Northern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 32.3% of adults, which is well above both the state and national figures. This reflects a strong upward trend, as the number rose by 6.8 percentage points since 2016.
32.3% —
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Preston (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.3%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and engineering at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Preston has 22 schools within 3 km, a number larger than about 60% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and they tend to have a higher advantage score than most areas.
2.06
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 57% of state electorate 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).
8,463
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
403
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Preston (Northern Metropolitan)
22 schools — 8,463 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 149 | 1,060 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 646 | 1,113 |
| Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 276 | 935 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Holy Name School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 205 | 1,078 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 629 | 989 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 53 | 1,032 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 288 | 1,034 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| Yarra Me School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | — | — |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| Preston North East Primary School, East Preston | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 201 | 955 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 367 | 1,060 |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 75 | 946 |
| East Preston Islamic College, Preston | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 733 | 976 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 117 | 1,090 |
| William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 140 | 1,002 |
| William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 478 | 977 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 525 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Preston (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26903/preston/topic/education