42.8% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riordanvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riordanvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower school completion rates shape the learning landscape in Riordanvale, where only 42.8% of residents finished Year 12. This figure is far below both the Queensland and national averages, reflecting a community where many adults leave school before the final year.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%. About 24.3% of residents had Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riordanvale, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 9.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 36.9% of the group.
9.1% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Riordanvale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 21.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one independent combined school, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas and has a school advantage score that is higher than most.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
421
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riordanvale
1 school — 421 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Whitsunday Christian College, Cannonvale | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 421 | 1,015 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riordanvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32432/riordanvale/topic/education