41.5% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverglades · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riverglades
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 12.3% of adults in Riverglades hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This is a place where fewer residents have completed high school compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.5% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the South Australian average of 54.6%. About 21% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverglades, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most other areas. Nearly half of the qualified population holds a Certificate III or IV, while 16.4% have a bachelor degree.
12.3% ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Riverglades, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are engineering and related services at 21.9%, followed by management and commerce at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Four schools are located within 3km of the area, more than about 73% of similar places. These schools are mostly government-run primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
293
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riverglades
4 schools — 1,172 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Murray Bridge North School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 486 | 924 |
| Murray Bridge Special School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 20 | 914 |
| St Joseph's School, Murray Bridge | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 428 | 955 |
| Murray Bridge South Primary School, Murray Bridge | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 238 | 878 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riverglades [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41261/riverglades/topic/education