Riverside Adventist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Aitkenvale, Queensland 4814 · Townsville LGA
About Riverside Adventist School
Riverside Adventist School is an independent primary school located in Aitkenvale, Queensland (4814), within the Townsville local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 61 students (30 girls and 31 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Riverside Adventist School has an ICSEA value of 1011, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 52nd percentile of Australian schools. 20% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (5.2 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 74% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Riverside Adventist School scores 54.0 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1011
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)20% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+74% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-41 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Riverside Adventist School's 61 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Riverside Adventist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Riverside Adventist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School
Mundingburra · Government special · Prep-12
198 students · ICSEA 930 · 1.1 km away
Aitkenvale State School
Aitkenvale · Government primary · Prep-6
366 students · ICSEA 870 · 1.1 km away
Ignatius Park College
Cranbrook · Catholic high school · 7-12
959 students · ICSEA 1018 · 1.2 km away
Holy Spirit Catholic School
Cranbrook · Catholic primary · Prep-6
686 students · ICSEA 1010 · 1.3 km away
Annandale Christian College
Annandale · Independent combined · Prep-12
687 students · ICSEA 1069 · 1.4 km away
Cranbrook State School
Cranbrook · Government primary · Prep-6
592 students · ICSEA 910 · 1.5 km away
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James
Mundingburra · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,205 students · ICSEA 1100 · 1.6 km away
Annandale State School
Annandale · Government primary · Prep-6
722 students · ICSEA 1019 · 1.6 km away
Tec-NQ
Douglas · Independent high school · 10-12
375 students · ICSEA 972 · 1.9 km away
Vincent State School
Vincent · Government primary · Prep-6
132 students · ICSEA 772 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
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109 students · ICSEA 1015
Enkindle Village School
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58 students · ICSEA 1018
Hope Adventist School
North Bundaberg · Independent primary · Prep-6
61 students · ICSEA 999
Peace Lutheran Primary School
Gatton · Independent primary · Prep-6
329 students · ICSEA 999
St John's Lutheran Primary School
Bundaberg · Independent primary · Prep-6
333 students · ICSEA 1024
Goora Gan Steiner School
Agnes Water · Independent primary · Prep-6
69 students · ICSEA 1024
Frequently asked questions
Is Riverside Adventist School a public or private school?
Riverside Adventist School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Riverside Adventist School offer?
Riverside Adventist School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Riverside Adventist School?
In 2025, Riverside Adventist School had 61 enrolled students (30 girls, 31 boys), a change of 74% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Riverside Adventist School?
Riverside Adventist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1011. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Riverside Adventist School?
Riverside Adventist School has about 11.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Riverside Adventist School each year?
In 2025, Riverside Adventist School had 11 students in Prep and 8 in Year 6.
Is Riverside Adventist School co-ed?
Yes. Riverside Adventist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Riverside Adventist School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Riverside Adventist School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Riverside Adventist School?
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