38.0% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Salisbury Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Salisbury Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificates III and IV are the most common qualification in Salisbury Park, where 43.2% of adults hold one. The area faces significant educational gaps, with far fewer people finishing high school or earning degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national average of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Salisbury Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
8.6% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 18.2%, followed by management and commerce at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3km, though the area has fewer schools per child than most similar places. Most students attend government schools, which make up 81.3% of the sector.
2.38
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
465
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
944
Lower than 76% 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 Park
16 schools — 7,433 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 220 | 960 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 338 | 974 |
| Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 441 | 889 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 664 | 981 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 360 | 913 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 191 | 906 |
| Salisbury High School, Salisbury North | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,058 | 907 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 188 | 923 |
| St Mary Magdalene's School, Elizabeth Grove | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 185 | 958 |
| Salisbury North Primary School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 343 | 897 |
| Elizabeth Grove Primary School, Elizabeth Grove | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 249 | 902 |
| Elizabeth South Primary School, Elizabeth South | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 144 | 860 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 384 | 993 |
| Kaurna Plains School, Elizabeth | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 162 | 699 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Salisbury Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41293/salisbury-park/topic/education