47.9% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riverside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Riverside (Vic.) has remained steady over the last decade, though it continues to lag behind state and national benchmarks. Only 47.9% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47.9%, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 19.9% of residents finished Year 11, while 17.1% left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverside, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.1% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 42.3% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
16.1% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Riverside, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Riverside are most often trained in Health (13.8%) and Engineering (13.0%), followed by Management and commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools within 3km, more than 70% of similar places. These include two primary and one secondary school, with two-thirds being Catholic institutions.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
346
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riverside
3 schools — 1,037 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Horsham Primary School, Horsham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 499 | 953 |
| St Brigid's College, Horsham | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 227 | 1,007 |
| St Michael and John's Primary School, Horsham | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 311 | 1,043 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22180/riverside/topic/education