56.3% ▲ +75.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverstone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riverstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just a small gap separates Riverstone from the state and national figures for education. While the typical resident's schooling is slightly below the New South Wales average, a high number of adults hold university degrees compared to similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 56.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverstone, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 25.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian average.
25.7% ▲ +207.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Riverstone splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Riverstone has 23 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. These schools are often quite large and have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
3.35
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
855
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,097
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riverstone
23 schools — 19,662 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 8 · Secondary 3
| St John's Primary School, Riverstone | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 228 | 1,113 |
| Casuarina School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | 40 | 912 |
| Riverstone Public School, Riverstone | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 599 | 986 |
| Norwest Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,187 | 1,109 |
| Ngarra Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 37 | 1,085 |
| South Creek School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 82 | 982 |
| Riverstone High School, Riverstone | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 861 | 979 |
| Schofields Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 1,119 | 1,086 |
| Marsden Park Anglican College, Marsden Park | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 733 | 1,109 |
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,523 | 1,101 |
| Tallawong Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 121 | 1,083 |
| Galungara Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 882 | 1,106 |
| Vineyard Public School, Vineyard | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 97 | 955 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Schofields | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 724 | 1,108 |
| St John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields), Schofields | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,159 | 1,074 |
| Rouse Hill Anglican College, Rouse Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,578 | 1,137 |
| The Ponds High School, The Ponds | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 2,321 | 1,118 |
| Marsden Park Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 242 | 1,060 |
| Riverbank Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 2,030 | 1,141 |
| Nirimba Fields Public School, Nirimba Fields | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 210 | 1,126 |
| The Ponds School, The Ponds | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 120 | 1,038 |
| Rouse Hill Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 1,058 | 1,093 |
| Northbourne Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 1,711 | 1,095 |
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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/sal/SAL13383/riverstone/topic/education