74.0% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 74.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels have climbed sharply in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne since 2011, with a much higher proportion of residents holding university degrees than in most other areas. This shift is seen in both school completion and higher education, making it a highly qualified part of the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has risen nearly 10 points since 2011, with 74% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 13 points since 2011 to 41.6%. This is far above the national figure and typical for very few other areas.
41.6% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 41.6%
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 Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications here are most common in management and commerce at 22.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.4% and health at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools, which is more than most similar areas, and these schools have some of the highest advantage scores around. All five are primary schools, with 80% run by the government.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.80
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
Higher than 87% 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).
1,748
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
350
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,131
Higher than 92% 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 Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne
47 schools — 30,287 students, average ICSEA 1,100.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 9 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 8 · Combined 8
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 208 | 1,115 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 44 | 1,068 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 380 | 1,095 |
| Willetton Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 626 | 1,133 |
| Rostrata Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 947 | 1,135 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 135 | 712 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Parkwood Primary School, Parkwood | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 619 | 1,030 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Lynwood Senior High School, Parkwood | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,264 | 1,002 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 258 | 986 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
| Burrendah Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 554 | 1,122 |
| Willetton Senior High School, Willetton | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,767 | 1,131 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 608 | 1,022 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Castlereagh School, Willetton | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 75 | 1,070 |
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 336 | 974 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Bannister Creek Primary School, Lynwood | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 607 | 1,036 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Bull Creek Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 405 | 1,139 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Banksia Park Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 286 | 1,109 |
| St Jude's Catholic School, Langford | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 189 | 1,049 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| Al-Ameen College, Langford | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,145 | 1,087 |
| Brookman Primary School, Langford | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 323 | 963 |
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 127 | 984 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 5.1 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| West Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 433 | 1,126 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 603 | 1,143 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031129/riverton-shelley-rossmoyne/topic/education