51.6% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Salisbury West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Salisbury West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower share of adults in Salisbury West hold a bachelor degree compared to the rest of the state. While more than half of residents have finished Year 12, the area generally has fewer high-level qualifications than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.6% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 38.7% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Salisbury West, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Victorian average of 29.2% and lower than most other similar areas.
9.1% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality 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 Salisbury West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 46%, ahead of Society & culture (38%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These schools are generally much smaller than those in most other areas, with an average size of 34 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
34
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Salisbury West
2 schools — 68 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Mary's School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | 7.6 km | 18 | 1,000 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 50 | 960 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Salisbury West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22227/salisbury-west/topic/education