Salisbury Downs Primary School
39 Paramount Road, Salisbury Downs SA 5108
Salisbury Downs Primary School is a government primary school in Salisbury Downs, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 271 students. Its ICSEA is 926, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Salisbury Downs Primary School is a government school on Paramount Road in Salisbury Downs, in Adelaide's northern suburbs. It caters for boys and girls from Reception to Year 7, with a few hundred students enrolled and a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15 to 1. The school has a compulsory uniform and is part of the local Salisbury community.
Often praised
- Local community primary school
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Primary School | Salisbury Downs | Public primary | 1.0 km | 937 | 241 |
| The Pines School | Parafield Gardens | Public primary | 1.4 km | 967 | 671 |
| Holy Family Catholic School | Parafield Gardens | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,000 | 539 |
| Parafield Gardens Primary School | Parafield Gardens | Public primary | 1.7 km | 968 | 575 |
| Garden College | Parafield Gardens | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,029 | 351 |
| Bethany Christian School Incorporated | Paralowie | Independent primary | 1.9 km | 996 | 531 |
| Paralowie School | Paralowie | Public k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 909 | 1,373 |
| Karrendi Primary School | Parafield Gardens | Public primary | 2.2 km | 955 | 259 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in SA
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Sullivan Beach Primary School | O'Sullivan Beach | Public primary · R-6 | 84 | 926 |
| South Downs Primary School | Elizabeth Downs | Public primary · R-6 | 131 | 926 |
| Tarlee Primary School | Tarlee | Public primary · R-6 | 10 | 926 |
| Barmera Primary School | Barmera | Public primary · R-6 | 132 | 925 |
| Christie Downs Primary School | Christie Downs | Public primary · R-6 | 205 | 925 |
| Port Wakefield Primary School | Port Wakefield | Public primary · R-7 | 33 | 927 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.