Valley View Secondary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Para Vista, South Australia 5093 · Salisbury LGA
About Valley View Secondary School
Valley View Secondary School is a public high school located in Para Vista, South Australia (5093), within the Salisbury local government area. It caters for students from U, 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 596 students (255 girls and 341 boys).
Valley View Secondary School has an ICSEA value of 963, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 30th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 46% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 51 teachers (47.8 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 81% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Valley View Secondary School scores 43.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 44th of 84 secondary schools in SA (2nd 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 963
- 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%)+81% enrolments since 2020 (area median +24%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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 Valley View Secondary School's 596 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Valley View Secondary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Valley View Secondary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ingle Farm East Primary School
Ingle Farm · Government primary · U, R-6
268 students · ICSEA 981 · 426 m away
Prescott Primary School, Northern
Para Vista · Independent primary · R-6
462 students · ICSEA 1083 · 684 m away
Para Vista Primary School
Para Vista · Government primary · R-6
206 students · ICSEA 950 · 735 m away
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista
Para Vista · Independent primary · R-6
440 students · ICSEA 1089 · 1.1 km away
Ingle Farm Primary School
Ingle Farm · Government primary · U, R-6
454 students · ICSEA 967 · 1.4 km away
St Paul's College
Gilles Plains · Catholic combined · R-12
1,191 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.4 km away
Wandana Primary School
Gilles Plains · Government primary · U, R-6
181 students · ICSEA 962 · 1.7 km away
Modbury West School
Modbury · Government primary · R-6
264 students · ICSEA 1020 · 1.8 km away
North Ingle School
Ingle Farm · Government primary · R-6
180 students · ICSEA 998 · 2.0 km away
East Para Primary School
Para Hills · Government primary · R-6
194 students · ICSEA 994 · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Seaford Secondary College
Seaford · Government high school · U, 7-12
829 students · ICSEA 962
Waikerie High School
Waikerie · Government high school · 7-12
301 students · ICSEA 962
Adelaide Secondary School of English
West Croydon · Government high school · U
487 students · ICSEA 961
Gladstone High School
Gladstone · Government high school · 7-12
183 students · ICSEA 967
Bordertown High School
Bordertown · Government high school · 7-12
307 students · ICSEA 969
Goolwa Secondary College
Goolwa · Government high school · 7-12
285 students · ICSEA 957
Frequently asked questions
Is Valley View Secondary School a public or private school?
Valley View Secondary School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Valley View Secondary School offer?
Valley View Secondary School offers U, 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Valley View Secondary School?
In 2025, Valley View Secondary School had 596 enrolled students (255 girls, 341 boys), a change of 81% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Valley View Secondary School?
Valley View Secondary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 963. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Valley View Secondary School rank in SA?
Valley View Secondary School ranks 44th of 84 secondary schools in South Australia on the Success Index (43.3/100), and 879th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Valley View Secondary School?
Valley View Secondary 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 Valley View Secondary School?
In 2025, Valley View Secondary School had 103 students in Year 7 and 63 in Year 12.
Is Valley View Secondary School co-ed?
Yes. Valley View Secondary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Valley View Secondary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Valley View Secondary 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 Valley View Secondary School?
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