33.9% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverslea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riverslea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 33.9% of residents in Riverslea finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This highlights a community where a small minority of adults have attained high-level schooling or university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 32.2% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Riverslea splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 41%.
8.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Riverslea, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (19.2%), Agriculture and environment (15.4%), and Management and commerce (15.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than most, with an average size of 144 students.
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).
144
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riverslea
3 schools — 432 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| St Mary's School, Maffra | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 176 | 1,026 |
| Maffra Primary School, Maffra | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 230 | 979 |
| Bundalaguah Primary School, Bundalaguah | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 26 | 941 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riverslea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22181/riverslea/topic/education