73.7% —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riverton (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Riverton (South Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees set Riverton apart from most similar areas. About 40% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This creates a highly qualified local population where education levels are significantly higher than across Western Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far more common here than in most areas, with 73.7% of residents finishing school compared to 58.8% nationally.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riverton (South Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is very well qualified, as 40.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is 14 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
40.2% —
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
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 (South Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several professional fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 22.1%, followed by engineering at 18.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 758 students and a total of 12,890 enrolments. The average school advantage score is also among the highest for this level.
1.85
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 61% of state electorate 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).
12,890
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
758
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,133
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Riverton (South Metropolitan)
17 schools — 12,890 students, average ICSEA 1,133.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Willetton Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 626 | 1,133 |
| Burrendah Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 554 | 1,122 |
| Willetton Senior High School, Willetton | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 2,767 | 1,131 |
| Castlereagh School, Willetton | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 75 | 1,070 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 380 | 1,095 |
| Rostrata Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 947 | 1,135 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 258 | 986 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Banksia Park Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 286 | 1,109 |
| Bull Creek Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 405 | 1,139 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 44 | 1,068 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 208 | 1,115 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Riverton (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54505/riverton/topic/education