30.8% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riana · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riana
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 30.8% of residents in Riana finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in school completions is mirrored in higher education, where the area has a much lower rate of university degrees than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the state. While 30.8% completed Year 12, the most common highest level of schooling was Year 10, reached by 38.1% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riana, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure. Trade qualifications are more common, with 44.2% holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.2% ▲ +86.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Riana, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Riana have a diverse range of backgrounds, led by Engineering at 17.9%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.5% and Management and Commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is much smaller with only 57 students. All local schools are government primary schools.
17.86
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
57
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riana
2 schools — 113 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Riana Primary School, Riana | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 86 | 960 |
| Natone Primary School, Natone | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 27 | 922 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60550/riana/topic/education