44.6% ▲ +36.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Salisbury Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Salisbury Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Salisbury Downs have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the state and national averages. Only 44.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 44.6%, which is far below both South Australia and the national average. About 18.5% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Salisbury Downs, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (20%) and Year 10 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are much more frequent at 37.8%.
11.1% ▲ +89.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Downs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering (16.2%) and Management and Commerce (16.0%), followed by Society and Culture at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools within 3km, and they tend to be much larger than in similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
2.47
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
607
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
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 Downs
25 schools — 15,171 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Salisbury Downs Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 271 | 926 |
| Thomas More College, Salisbury Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,132 | 973 |
| Riverdale Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 241 | 937 |
| The Pines School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 671 | 967 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 575 | 968 |
| Parafield Gardens High School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,277 | 928 |
| Holy Family Catholic School, Parafield Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 539 | 1,000 |
| Garden College, Parafield Gardens | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 351 | 1,029 |
| Bethany Christian School Incorporated, Paralowie | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 531 | 996 |
| Karrendi Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 259 | 955 |
| Paralowie School, Paralowie | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,373 | 909 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 360 | 913 |
| Salisbury North Primary School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 343 | 897 |
| Salisbury High School, Salisbury North | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,058 | 907 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 191 | 906 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 664 | 981 |
| Settlers Farm Campus R-6, Paralowie | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 597 | 951 |
| Lake Windemere B-6 School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 426 | 924 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 239 | 941 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 188 | 923 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 670 | 948 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Burton Primary School, Burton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 422 | 946 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 287 | 981 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Salisbury Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41289/salisbury-downs/topic/education