38.8% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverview · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riverview
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Riverview have remained low compared to the rest of the state. Only 38.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.8% of people in Riverview completed Year 12, a figure far below both Queensland and Australia. About 22.6% of the population finished Year 10, while 17.4% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverview, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 7.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more, which is far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.1% of residents.
7.8% ▲ +47.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Riverview, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are management and commerce at 14%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Riverview has a high number of schools within 3km, more than 85% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools (69.2%), with an average school size of 559 students, which is much higher than most areas.
3.02
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
559
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riverview
13 schools — 7,268 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 6
| St Peter Claver College, Riverview | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,103 | 1,013 |
| Riverview State School, Riverview | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 258 | 844 |
| Challenge Trade and Business College, Collingwood Park | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 7 | 968 |
| Redbank State School, Redbank | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 136 | 895 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich, Bundamba | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 173 | 880 |
| Bundamba State Secondary College, Bundamba | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 794 | 896 |
| Collingwood Park State School, Collingwood Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 497 | 958 |
| Karalee State School, Karalee | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 552 | 1,041 |
| Collingwood Park State Secondary College, Collingwood Park | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 256 | 962 |
| WoodLinks State School, Collingwood Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 828 | 981 |
| Moggill State School, Moggill | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 698 | 1,099 |
| Westside Christian College, Goodna | Independent | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,293 | 1,079 |
| Kruger State School, Bellbird Park | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 673 | 937 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32442/riverview/topic/education