Para Hills High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Para Hills West, South Australia 5096 · Salisbury LGA
About Para Hills High School
Para Hills High School is a public high school located in Para Hills West, South Australia (5096), within the Salisbury local government area. It caters for students from U, 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 670 students (291 girls and 379 boys).
Para Hills High School has an ICSEA value of 948, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 24th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 50% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 56 teachers (53.5 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 36% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Para Hills High School scores 41.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 49th of 84 secondary schools in SA (3rd of 7 in the Salisbury area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 948
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)7% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+36% enrolments since 2020 (area median +24%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+111 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Para Hills High School's 670 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Para Hills High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Para Hills High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Para Hills West Primary School
Para Hills West · Government primary · U, R-6
287 students · ICSEA 981 · 240 m away
Keller Road Primary School
Salisbury East · Government primary · U, R-6
239 students · ICSEA 941 · 923 m away
Para Hills School
Para Hills · Government primary · U, R-6
269 students · ICSEA 978 · 1.5 km away
Gulfview Heights Primary School
Gulfview Heights · Government primary · R-6
384 students · ICSEA 993 · 1.8 km away
Madison Park School
Salisbury East · Government primary · U, R-6
188 students · ICSEA 923 · 2.0 km away
North Ingle School
Ingle Farm · Government primary · R-6
180 students · ICSEA 998 · 2.3 km away
King's Baptist Grammar School
Wynn Vale · Independent combined · R-12
1,280 students · ICSEA 1090 · 2.4 km away
Keithcot Farm Primary School
Wynn Vale · Government primary · R-6
330 students · ICSEA 1020 · 2.4 km away
East Para Primary School
Para Hills · Government primary · R-6
194 students · ICSEA 994 · 2.5 km away
Brahma Lodge Primary School
Brahma Lodge · Government primary · U, R-6
191 students · ICSEA 906 · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Balaklava High School
Balaklava · Government high school · U, 7-12
425 students · ICSEA 948
Mount Gambier High School
Mount Gambier · Government high school · U, 7-12
778 students · ICSEA 946
Thebarton Senior College
Torrensville · Government high school · U, 11-12
1,284 students · ICSEA 951
Le Fevre High School
Semaphore South · Government high school · U, 7-12
456 students · ICSEA 951
Naracoorte High School
Naracoorte · Government high school · 7-12
457 students · ICSEA 952
Riverton and District High School
Riverton · Government high school · 7-12
184 students · ICSEA 943
Frequently asked questions
Is Para Hills High School a public or private school?
Para Hills High School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Para Hills High School offer?
Para Hills High School offers U, 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Para Hills High School?
In 2025, Para Hills High School had 670 enrolled students (291 girls, 379 boys), a change of 36% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Para Hills High School?
Para Hills High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 948. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Para Hills High School rank in SA?
Para Hills High School ranks 49th of 84 secondary schools in South Australia on the Success Index (41.0/100), and 933rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Para Hills High School?
Para Hills High School has about 12.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Para Hills High School?
In 2025, Para Hills High School had 122 students in Year 7 and 71 in Year 12.
Is Para Hills High School co-ed?
Yes. Para Hills High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Para Hills High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Para Hills High School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Para Hills High School?
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