8.8% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Richards · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Richards
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Richards has remained very low compared to the rest of the country. Most adults here left school before Year 12, with only 8.8% completing their final year of secondary education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far below the national figure, with 55.9% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest level and 17.6% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Richards, Year 10 is the majority at 68%; Year 9 or below is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has one of the lowest rates of higher education in the state, with 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% 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 →In Richards, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Architecture & building at 36%, ahead of Food, hospitality & personal services (29%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Despite low local qualifications, there are 18 schools within 3km, which is more than 88% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most, with an average size of 688 students.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
688
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Richards
18 schools — 12,379 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 7 · Secondary 2
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 2,523 | 1,101 |
| Marsden Park Anglican College, Marsden Park | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 733 | 1,109 |
| Northbourne Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,711 | 1,095 |
| Casuarina School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 40 | 912 |
| Vineyard Public School, Vineyard | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 97 | 955 |
| Marsden Park Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 242 | 1,060 |
| St John's Primary School, Riverstone | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 228 | 1,113 |
| Riverstone Public School, Riverstone | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 599 | 986 |
| Norwest Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,187 | 1,109 |
| Ngarra Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 37 | 1,085 |
| Windsor Park Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 231 | 949 |
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 940 | 1,088 |
| South Creek School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 82 | 982 |
| Riverstone High School, Riverstone | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 861 | 979 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 827 | 1,106 |
| St Luke's Arrunga, Marsden Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 40 | 1,046 |
| Schofields Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 1,119 | 1,086 |
| Galungara Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 882 | 1,106 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Richards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13373/richards/topic/education