41.8% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Salisbury Plain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Salisbury Plain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 10.2% of adults in Salisbury Plain hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a broader trend in the area where school and university completion rates are much lower than in most other parts of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 41.8% completing Year 12. This is 17 percentage points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Salisbury Plain, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.6% of residents. The proportion of people with university degrees is far below both the state and national figures.
10.2% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Plain, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 16.7%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3km, a larger number than about 87% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than average, and most are government primary schools.
17
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).
541
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 71% 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 Plain
17 schools — 9,190 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| St Augustine's Parish School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 664 | 981 |
| Salisbury East High School, Salisbury East | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,008 | 941 |
| Salisbury Park Primary School, Salisbury Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 220 | 960 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Salisbury East | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,498 | 1,016 |
| Salisbury Primary School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 360 | 913 |
| Brahma Lodge Primary School, Brahma Lodge | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 191 | 906 |
| Madison Park School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 188 | 923 |
| Salisbury Heights Primary School, Salisbury Heights | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 338 | 974 |
| Salisbury High School, Salisbury North | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,058 | 907 |
| Elizabeth Vale Primary School, Elizabeth Vale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 441 | 889 |
| Salisbury North Primary School, Salisbury North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 343 | 897 |
| Keller Road Primary School, Salisbury East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 239 | 941 |
| Gulfview Heights Primary School, Gulfview Heights | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 384 | 993 |
| Thomas More College, Salisbury Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,132 | 973 |
| Salisbury Downs Primary School, Salisbury Downs | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 271 | 926 |
| Para Hills High School, Para Hills West | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 670 | 948 |
| St Mary Magdalene's School, Elizabeth Grove | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 185 | 958 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Salisbury Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41294/salisbury-plain/topic/education