50.7% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Salisbury Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Salisbury Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 44% of qualified adults in Salisbury Heights hold a Certificate III or IV, making trade and vocational training a dominant theme. While half of the population finished Year 12, the area has a much lower rate of university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Salisbury Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 22.7% seen across South Australia. This puts the area around the middle for its level, though it sits far below the national figure of 26.3%.
12.3% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 20.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 18%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 23 schools within 3 km, a higher number than about 91% of similar areas. While the schools here are typically much larger than most, there are far fewer schools available per 1,000 children.
1.15
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
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).
595
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 55% 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 Heights
23 schools — 13,695 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 338 | 974 |
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 220 | 960 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 441 | 889 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 188 | 923 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 664 | 981 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 191 | 906 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 360 | 913 |
| Our Lady of Hope School, Greenwith | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 292 | 1,045 |
| Golden Grove Primary School, Golden Grove | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 495 | 1,021 |
| Greenwith Primary School, Greenwith | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 558 | 1,019 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 384 | 993 |
| Golden Grove High School, Golden Grove | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,486 | 1,007 |
| Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,146 | 1,097 |
| St Mary Magdalene's School, Elizabeth Grove | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 185 | 958 |
| Elizabeth Grove Primary School, Elizabeth Grove | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 249 | 902 |
| Gleeson College, Golden Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 941 | 1,055 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus, Wynn Vale | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,280 | 1,090 |
| Salisbury High School, Salisbury North | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,058 | 907 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 239 | 941 |
| Keithcot Farm Primary School, Wynn Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 330 | 1,020 |
| Elizabeth South Primary School, Elizabeth South | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 144 | 860 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Salisbury Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41291/salisbury-heights/topic/education