59.2% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Riverstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 11 schools serve the families of Riverstone, making it an area with a strong focus on education. While school completion rates are about the same as the national figure, the area has a high number of university-educated adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is roughly the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverstone, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 28.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure slightly above the national average.
28.4% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 →Riverstone splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) 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 management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Riverstone has 11 schools, among the largest number at this level, and provides 3.21 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas.
11
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.21
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 86% 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).
6,629
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
603
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riverstone
45 schools — 32,354 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 10 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 11 · Combined 10
| Casuarina School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 40 | 912 |
| Riverstone Public School, Riverstone | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 599 | 986 |
| St John's Primary School, Riverstone | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 228 | 1,113 |
| Ngarra Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 37 | 1,085 |
| Norwest Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,187 | 1,109 |
| Riverstone High School, Riverstone | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 861 | 979 |
| South Creek School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 82 | 982 |
| Marsden Park Anglican College, Marsden Park | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 733 | 1,109 |
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 2,523 | 1,101 |
| Schofields Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 1,119 | 1,086 |
| Marsden Park Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 242 | 1,060 |
| Galungara Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 882 | 1,106 |
| Vineyard Public School, Vineyard | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 97 | 955 |
| Tallawong Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 121 | 1,083 |
| Northbourne Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 1,711 | 1,095 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Schofields | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 724 | 1,108 |
| Nirimba Fields Public School, Nirimba Fields | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 210 | 1,126 |
| St John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields), Schofields | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,159 | 1,074 |
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 940 | 1,088 |
| St Luke's Arrunga, Marsden Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.3 km | 40 | 1,046 |
| The Ponds High School, The Ponds | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 2,321 | 1,118 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 827 | 1,106 |
| Riverbank Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 2,030 | 1,141 |
| Rouse Hill Anglican College, Rouse Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,578 | 1,137 |
| Box Hill Public School, Box Hill | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 271 | 1,123 |
| The Ponds School, The Ponds | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 120 | 1,038 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| Rouse Hill Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 1,058 | 1,093 |
| Melonba Public School, Melonba | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 776 | 1,098 |
| Melonba High School, Melonba | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 704 | 1,073 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 382 | 995 |
| Windsor Park Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 231 | 949 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 6.3 km | 618 | 963 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 623 | 959 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 720 | 849 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 410 | 825 |
| Rouse Hill High School, Rouse Hill | Government | Secondary | 6.8 km | 1,316 | 1,067 |
| Our Lady of the Angels Primary School, Kellyville | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 600 | 1,105 |
| Ironbark Ridge Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 754 | 1,156 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 7.1 km | 101 | 832 |
| Windsor High School, Mcgraths Hill | Government | Secondary | 7.3 km | 642 | 923 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Chisholm Catholic Primary School, Bligh Park | Catholic | Primary | 7.4 km | 411 | 1,005 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021630/riverstone/topic/education