49.5% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverbend · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riverbend
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas mark Riverbend, though it still trails state and national figures. Around half of residents finished Year 12, while only 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost half of residents (49.5%) completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the 57.1% seen across Queensland and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverbend, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than across Australia, with only 12.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.1% of residents.
12.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Riverbend, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Riverbend are led by Engineering and related fields at 20.5%, followed by Education at 13.6% and Management and Commerce at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 795 students.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
795
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riverbend
6 schools — 4,767 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Flagstone State School, Flagstone | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 906 | 950 |
| Flagstone State Community College, Flagstone | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 861 | 954 |
| Hills International College, Jimboomba | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 768 | 1,036 |
| Jimboomba State School, Jimboomba | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 727 | 965 |
| Emmaus College, Jimboomba | Catholic | Combined | 6.2 km | 1,501 | 1,022 |
| Australian Technology and Agricultural College, North Maclean | Independent | Secondary | 6.6 km | 4 | 936 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riverbend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32437/riverbend/topic/education