40.1% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Salisbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Salisbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults have finished high school in Salisbury than in most other areas. Only 40.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in early schooling is mirrored in higher education, where only 10.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the South Australian average, with only 40.1% of people finishing Year 12. In contrast, 21.7% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Salisbury, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 10 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are much less common here than in most areas. Only 10.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 35%.
10.3% ▲ +56.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
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, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, the most common fields are society and culture at 16%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7% and management and commerce at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 30 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Government schools make up the bulk of the sector at 76.7%.
1.20
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
549
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% 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
30 schools — 16,461 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 360 | 913 |
| Salisbury High School, Salisbury North | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,058 | 907 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 664 | 981 |
| Salisbury North Primary School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 343 | 897 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 191 | 906 |
| Salisbury Downs Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 271 | 926 |
| Thomas More College, Salisbury Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,132 | 973 |
| Paralowie School, Paralowie | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,373 | 909 |
| Riverdale Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 241 | 937 |
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 220 | 960 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 188 | 923 |
| The Pines School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 671 | 967 |
| Parafield Gardens High School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,277 | 928 |
| Bethany Christian School Incorporated, Paralowie | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 531 | 996 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 575 | 968 |
| Lake Windemere B-6 School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 426 | 924 |
| Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 441 | 889 |
| Holy Family Catholic School, Parafield Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 539 | 1,000 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 239 | 941 |
| Garden College, Parafield Gardens | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 351 | 1,029 |
| Karrendi Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 259 | 955 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 338 | 974 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 670 | 948 |
| Settlers Farm Campus R-6, Paralowie | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 597 | 951 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 384 | 993 |
| St Mary Magdalene's School, Elizabeth Grove | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 185 | 958 |
| Elizabeth South Primary School, Elizabeth South | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 144 | 860 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 287 | 981 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41288/salisbury/topic/education