44.0% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Salisbury East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Salisbury East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 10.6% of adults in Salisbury East hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a local trend where most residents hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees. The area generally has lower levels of formal schooling compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure far below the South Australian average of 54.6%. About 13.8% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Salisbury East, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (19%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational training is common here, with 42.5% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.
10.6% ▲ +61.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Salisbury East has 34 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. Most are government primary schools, and the typical school size is much larger than in most other areas.
2.38
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
619
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% 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 East
34 schools — 21,050 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 188 | 923 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 384 | 993 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 239 | 941 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 191 | 906 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| Wynn Vale School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 365 | 1,032 |
| Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Wynn Vale | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 205 | 1,051 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 220 | 960 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| Para Hills West Primary School, Para Hills West | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 287 | 981 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 670 | 948 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 338 | 974 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 360 | 913 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 664 | 981 |
| The Heights School, Modbury Heights | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School, Wynn Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 561 | 1,051 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Para Hills School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 269 | 978 |
| Thomas More College, Salisbury Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,132 | 973 |
| East Para Primary School, Para Hills | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 194 | 994 |
| Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 441 | 889 |
| Salisbury High School, Salisbury North | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,058 | 907 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School, Surrey Downs | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 148 | 986 |
| Our Lady of Hope School, Greenwith | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 292 | 1,045 |
| Greenwith Primary School, Greenwith | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 558 | 1,019 |
| North Ingle School, Ingle Farm | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 180 | 998 |
| Parafield Gardens High School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,277 | 928 |
| Karrendi Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 259 | 955 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 575 | 968 |
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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/sal/SAL41290/salisbury-east/topic/education