45.5% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Salisbury East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Salisbury East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Salisbury East have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion and university degrees are lower than most areas, there has been a steady climb in both since 2011. This is an area where trade qualifications are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.5% of people completed Year 12, a result well below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is an improvement over time, as the rate rose 9.0 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Salisbury East, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with just 11.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.2% of residents.
11.2% ▲ +52.7%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 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 Salisbury East, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 18.0%, followed closely by management and commerce at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 6 schools with 3,491 enrolments, which is larger than about 85% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.73
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
3,491
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
582
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Salisbury East
40 schools — 22,404 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 188 | 923 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 338 | 974 |
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 220 | 960 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 384 | 993 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 191 | 906 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 239 | 941 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 664 | 981 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 360 | 913 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 441 | 889 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 670 | 948 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 287 | 981 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Salisbury High School, Salisbury North | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,058 | 907 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Our Lady of Hope School, Greenwith | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 292 | 1,045 |
| Thomas More College, Salisbury Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,132 | 973 |
| Greenwith Primary School, Greenwith | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 558 | 1,019 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 148 | 986 |
| Salisbury North Primary School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 343 | 897 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 269 | 978 |
| St Mary Magdalene's School, Elizabeth Grove | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 185 | 958 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 194 | 994 |
| Elizabeth Grove Primary School, Elizabeth Grove | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 249 | 902 |
| Salisbury Downs Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 271 | 926 |
| Elizabeth South Primary School, Elizabeth South | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 144 | 860 |
| Parafield Gardens High School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,277 | 928 |
| Karrendi Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 259 | 955 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 575 | 968 |
| Kaurna Plains School, Elizabeth | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | 162 | 699 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 180 | 998 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Salisbury East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041047/salisbury-east/topic/education