37.3% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riverton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Riverton compared to the rest of the state. Only 37.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This trend carries through to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Many residents finished their schooling earlier, with 20.9% reaching Year 11 and another 20.7% reaching Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverton, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 22.7% seen across South Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.5% of residents.
11.6% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Riverton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Health at 16.4%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 12.2% and Management and commerce at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Riverton has 14.29 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. All three local schools are government-run, and the average school size of 104 is lower than in other areas.
14.29
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
104
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riverton
3 schools — 311 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Riverton and District High School, Riverton | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 184 | 943 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 81 | 959 |
| Saddleworth Primary School, Saddleworth | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 46 | 943 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41263/riverton/topic/education