Riverton and District High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Riverton, South Australia 5412 · Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA
About Riverton and District High School
Riverton and District High School is a public high school located in Riverton, South Australia (5412), within the Clare and Gilbert Valleys local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 184 students (82 girls and 102 boys).
Riverton and District High School has an ICSEA value of 943, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 22nd percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 53% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 19 teachers (17.0 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 35% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Riverton and District High School scores 34.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 60th of 84 secondary schools in SA (2nd of 2 in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 943
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+35% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-24 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 Riverton and District High School's 184 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Riverton and District High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Riverton and District High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Salisbury East High School
Salisbury East · Government high school · U, 7-12
1,008 students · ICSEA 941
Mount Gambier High School
Mount Gambier · Government high school · U, 7-12
778 students · ICSEA 946
Para Hills High School
Para Hills West · Government high school · U, 7-12
670 students · ICSEA 948
Balaklava High School
Balaklava · Government high school · U, 7-12
425 students · ICSEA 948
Thebarton Senior College
Torrensville · Government high school · U, 11-12
1,284 students · ICSEA 951
Le Fevre High School
Semaphore South · Government high school · U, 7-12
456 students · ICSEA 951
Frequently asked questions
Is Riverton and District High School a public or private school?
Riverton and District High School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Riverton and District High School offer?
Riverton and District High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Riverton and District High School?
In 2025, Riverton and District High School had 184 enrolled students (82 girls, 102 boys), a change of 35% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Riverton and District High School?
Riverton and District High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 943. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Riverton and District High School rank in SA?
Riverton and District High School ranks 60th of 84 secondary schools in South Australia on the Success Index (34.5/100), and 1076th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Riverton and District High School?
Riverton and District High School has about 10.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Riverton and District High School?
In 2025, Riverton and District High School had 36 students in Year 7 and 25 in Year 12.
Is Riverton and District High School co-ed?
Yes. Riverton and District High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Riverton and District High School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Riverton and District High 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.
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