Salisbury East High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Salisbury East, South Australia 5109 · Salisbury LGA
About Salisbury East High School
Salisbury East High School is a public high school located in Salisbury East, South Australia (5109), within the Salisbury local government area. It caters for students from U, 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,008 students (503 girls and 505 boys).
Salisbury East High School has an ICSEA value of 941, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 22nd percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 58% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 83 teachers (77.8 full-time equivalent) and 52 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 23% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Salisbury East High School scores 22.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 74th of 84 secondary schools in SA (5th 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 941
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+23% enrolments since 2020 (area median +24%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-20 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 Salisbury East High School's 1,008 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Salisbury East High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Salisbury East High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Tyndale Christian School
Salisbury East · Independent combined · R-12
1,498 students · ICSEA 1016 · 327 m away
Madison Park School
Salisbury East · Government primary · U, R-6
188 students · ICSEA 923 · 989 m away
Brahma Lodge Primary School
Brahma Lodge · Government primary · U, R-6
191 students · ICSEA 906 · 1.5 km away
Gulfview Heights Primary School
Gulfview Heights · Government primary · R-6
384 students · ICSEA 993 · 1.8 km away
Salisbury Park Primary School
Salisbury Park · Government primary · U, R-6
220 students · ICSEA 960 · 1.8 km away
Salisbury Primary School
Salisbury · Government primary · U, R-6
360 students · ICSEA 913 · 2.1 km away
Keller Road Primary School
Salisbury East · Government primary · U, R-6
239 students · ICSEA 941 · 2.1 km away
St Augustine's Parish School
Salisbury · Catholic primary · R-6
664 students · ICSEA 981 · 2.1 km away
Salisbury Heights Primary School
Salisbury Heights · Government primary · U, R-6
338 students · ICSEA 974 · 2.2 km away
King's Baptist Grammar School
Wynn Vale · Independent combined · R-12
1,280 students · ICSEA 1090 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Riverton and District High School
Riverton · Government high school · 7-12
184 students · ICSEA 943
Mount Gambier High School
Mount Gambier · Government high school · U, 7-12
778 students · ICSEA 946
Berri Regional Secondary College
Berri · Government high school · U, 7-12
662 students · ICSEA 935
Para Hills High School
Para Hills West · Government high school · U, 7-12
670 students · ICSEA 948
Balaklava High School
Balaklava · Government high school · U, 7-12
425 students · ICSEA 948
Penola High School
Penola · Government high school · 7-12
113 students · ICSEA 933
Frequently asked questions
Is Salisbury East High School a public or private school?
Salisbury East High School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Salisbury East High School offer?
Salisbury East High School offers U, 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Salisbury East High School?
In 2025, Salisbury East High School had 1,008 enrolled students (503 girls, 505 boys), a change of 23% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Salisbury East High School?
Salisbury East High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 941. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Salisbury East High School rank in SA?
Salisbury East High School ranks 74th of 84 secondary schools in South Australia on the Success Index (22.5/100), and 1371st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Salisbury East High School?
Salisbury East High School has about 12.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Salisbury East High School?
In 2025, Salisbury East High School had 158 students in Year 7 and 145 in Year 12.
Is Salisbury East High School co-ed?
Yes. Salisbury East High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Salisbury East High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Salisbury East 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.
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