62.1% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Riverview · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Riverview
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than six in ten residents of Mount Riverview finished Year 12, making it a well-educated area compared to most of the country. This trend carries into adulthood, where nearly 30% of people hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 62.1%, which is well above both the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Riverview, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.7% of the population, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade certificates are also common, with 26.9% holding a Certificate III or IV.
29.7% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mount Riverview splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by education at 15.4% and engineering at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,052, which is much higher than most areas, though there are far fewer schools per child than usual. There are 13 schools within 3km, and the majority are government primary schools.
1.53
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
369
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Riverview
13 schools — 4,798 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Mount Riverview Public School, Mount Riverview | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 231 | 1,050 |
| Emu Heights Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 237 | 1,006 |
| Wycliffe Christian School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 586 | 1,100 |
| Wycliffe Hope School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 39 | 1,037 |
| Blaxland East Public School, Blaxland East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 379 | 1,068 |
| Blaxland Public School, Blaxland | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 137 | 1,068 |
| Warrimoo Public School, Warrimoo | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 146 | 1,052 |
| Our Lady of The Way Primary School, Emu Plains | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 328 | 1,047 |
| Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 406 | 993 |
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Emu Plains | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 807 | 994 |
| Blaxland High School, Blaxland | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 998 | 1,065 |
| St Finbar's Primary School, Glenbrook | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 166 | 1,110 |
| Glenbrook Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 338 | 1,120 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12799/mount-riverview/topic/education