61.3% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riverwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Riverwood have completed Year 12 than in most similar areas, with 61.3% reaching this milestone. This trend toward higher schooling levels is matched by a strong proportion of adults holding university degrees, though this remains slightly below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 61.3% of people who finished Year 12 is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures. For others, the most common exit point was Year 9 or below at 13.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverwood, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
24.7% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Riverwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 24.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Riverwood has 63 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level. The typical school here is larger than most areas, with an average size of 480 students.
2.03
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
63
Higher than 94% 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).
480
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riverwood
63 schools — 29,733 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 12 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 42 · Secondary 13 · Combined 8
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 106 | 987 |
| Riverwood Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 126 | 958 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Riverwood | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 450 | 1,083 |
| Southside Montessori School, Riverwood | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 32 | 1,110 |
| Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 412 | 1,043 |
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 528 | 976 |
| Peakhurst West Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 291 | 1,023 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| Padstow North Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 305 | 1,036 |
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 141 | 999 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| Padstow Park Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 334 | 1,019 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 472 | 923 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| Georges River College Peakhurst Campus, Peakhurst | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 758 | 1,008 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 637 | 1,100 |
| Penshurst West Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 220 | 1,047 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 589 | 954 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 550 | 994 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Padstow | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 200 | 1,079 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 428 | 999 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 945 | 949 |
| Aspect South East Sydney School, Peakhurst | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 209 | 1,067 |
| Peakhurst South Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 313 | 1,061 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 736 | 965 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| Padstow Heights Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 297 | 1,053 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Revesby | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 622 | 1,091 |
| Revesby Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 303 | 999 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 551 | 964 |
| Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 545 | 847 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 730 | 999 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 100 | 1,005 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 611 | 938 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 36 | 921 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 859 | 966 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 771 | 942 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Oatley West Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 650 | 1,065 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 55 | 975 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 512 | 980 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 646 | 1,077 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riverwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13386/riverwood/topic/education