73.8% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 73.8%
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.
A far higher proportion of adults in Riverton hold university degrees compared to the rest of the country. This educational attainment is reflected in the local school system, where students attend schools with much higher advantage scores than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 73.8% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverton, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, as 40.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
40.4% ▲ +55.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 40.4%
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 Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for local residents are management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 19.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Riverton has 36 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Local schools are typically much larger and have much higher advantage scores than those in similar areas.
2.37
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
614
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,094
Higher than 90% 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
36 schools — 22,113 students, average ICSEA 1,094.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 44 | 1,068 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 208 | 1,115 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 380 | 1,095 |
| Rostrata Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 947 | 1,135 |
| Parkwood Primary School, Parkwood | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 619 | 1,030 |
| Lynwood Senior High School, Parkwood | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,264 | 1,002 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 135 | 712 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 608 | 1,022 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| Willetton Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 626 | 1,133 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 258 | 986 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 336 | 974 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Bannister Creek Primary School, Lynwood | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 607 | 1,036 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Burrendah Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 554 | 1,122 |
| Castlereagh School, Willetton | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 75 | 1,070 |
| Willetton Senior High School, Willetton | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 2,767 | 1,131 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| St Jude's Catholic School, Langford | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 189 | 1,049 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| Al-Ameen College, Langford | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,145 | 1,087 |
| Brookman Primary School, Langford | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 323 | 963 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 127 | 984 |
| Bull Creek Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 405 | 1,139 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 331 | 1,116 |
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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/SAL51298/riverton/topic/education