52.7% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Riverside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of education than most similar areas define Riverside, where 26.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This university-level attainment is well above the Tasmanian average and matches the national figure. It is a well-qualified community that generally outperforms the state in both school and tertiary completions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents, 52.7%, have completed Year 12. This is well above the 47.1% seen across Tasmania, though it remains well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverside, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.7% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. Certificate III or IV qualifications are also common, accounting for 28.2% of the highest qualifications held.
26.7% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Riverside splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 18.1%. Other prominent areas of study include health at 14.3% and engineering at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Riverside has a high number of schools within 3 km, with 17 institutions serving the area. These schools are larger than most other areas at this level, and the majority (64.7%) are government-run.
3.09
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
453
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riverside
17 schools — 7,693 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Launceston Christian School, Riverside | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 742 | 1,070 |
| St Anthony's Catholic School, Riverside | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 180 | 1,026 |
| Riverside Primary School, Riverside | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 673 | 1,018 |
| Riverside High School, Riverside | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 624 | 1,009 |
| Legana Primary School, Legana | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 144 | 1,002 |
| Trevallyn Primary School, Trevallyn | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 392 | 1,045 |
| Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray | Independent | Secondary | 6.9 km | 723 | 1,094 |
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 295 | 925 |
| St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School, Invermay | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 282 | 984 |
| Launceston College, Launceston | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 1,368 | 986 |
| West Launceston Primary School, West Launceston | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 375 | 1,036 |
| Mowbray Heights Primary School, Mowbray | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 494 | 925 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Launceston | Catholic | Primary | 7.6 km | 390 | 1,038 |
| Launceston Big Picture School, Invermay | Government | Secondary | 7.6 km | 95 | 1,000 |
| Australian Christian College - Launceston, Newnham | Independent | Combined | 7.7 km | 129 | 1,011 |
| Brooks High School, Rocherlea | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 451 | 886 |
| East Tamar Primary School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 336 | 863 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60557/riverside/topic/education