67.2% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rivervale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rivervale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of formal schooling and university degrees shapes daily life in Rivervale, where 67.2% of people finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure and suggests a strongly educated local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 67.2% of residents reaching this milestone. This result is well above both the Western Australian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rivervale, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is also prevalent, as 32.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state and national averages, with bachelor degrees being the most common top qualification at 32.1%.
32.3% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 32.3%
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 Rivervale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 27 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. These schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than typical areas.
1.36
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
510
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,063
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rivervale
27 schools — 13,762 students, average ICSEA 1,063.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 333 | 1,014 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 181 | 1,114 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 35 | 991 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 73 | 1,011 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| Cloverdale Education Support Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 99 | 1,006 |
| Cloverdale Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 346 | 958 |
| Belmont City College, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,004 | 963 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Cloverdale | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 418 | 1,090 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,347 | 1,113 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 219 | 993 |
| Maylands Peninsula Primary School, Maylands | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 740 | 1,086 |
| Belmay Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 243 | 958 |
| South East Language Development Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 221 | 950 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 94 | 990 |
| St Maria Goretti's Catholic School, Redcliffe | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 367 | 1,057 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 910 | 1,122 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rivervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51299/rivervale/topic/education