86.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 84.0%
- 2021: 86.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverview · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riverview
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 29 percentage points separates the level of university education in Riverview from the national figure. This is a highly educated community where 55.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Such high academic achievement is seen across the board, with most residents finishing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 86.5% of residents finishing school. This is among the highest rates for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverview, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Over half of adults have a university degree, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Specifically, 46.6% hold a bachelor degree and 23.3% have a postgraduate qualification.
55.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 55.2%
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 Riverview, Bachelor degree is the majority at 51%; Postgraduate degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 31.8%, followed by society and culture at 16.9% and health at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 557 students. While there are 30 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most other areas.
1.45
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
557
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,141
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riverview
30 schools — 15,590 students, average ICSEA 1,141.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 409 | 1,145 |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, East Ryde | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | — | — |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Gladesville | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Gladesville Public School, Gladesville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 305 | 1,129 |
| Giant Steps Sydney, Gladesville | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 113 | 1,103 |
| The Children's House Montessori, North Ryde | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 8 | 1,110 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 310 | 1,156 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 427 | 1,137 |
| Ryde East Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 347 | 1,115 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 30 | 1,075 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13385/riverview/topic/education