Salisbury East High School Introduction

Salisbury East High School is conveniently located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, just 20 minutes away from the city centre. Salisbury East High School is serviced by inexpensive public transport to the central business district and
two large suburban shopping centres. The local area also has numerous sporting and recreational facilities.

The school is just minutes away from the Mawson Lakes Campus of the University of South Australia and the TAFE Adelaide North Campus.


School facilities and resources

• Technology and Cookery Training Centre (upgraded 2004)
• Sporting facilities including tennis and basketball courts, large sports grounds
• Modern gymnasium
• Extensive music centre
• Resource centre, internet access
• Dedicated computer rooms for languages, programming, graphics, business applications
• Dedicated ISEC room
• Year 12 computer room
• Cafeteria with student seating

Strong focus areas

• Mathematics and Sciences
• Languages
• Information Technology (IT)

Special interest programs

• Extensive music program
• Vocational Education and Training (VET) - programs including hospitality and nursing

Languages

• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Chinese
• Indonesian
• Greek

Student support services

• ESL support
• International student focus person
• Bilingual support staff including Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese
• Careers counsellor
• Mentoring system for senior students
• Extensive transition program
• Sports officer

Recent school awards and achievements

• Excellence in Languages and Multiculturalism Award 2004
• Open Boys Glendi Blackwell Cup for Soccer, winner 2003
• State Final Boys Super 8 Rugby Cup, winner 2003
• State Open Boys Cricket, runner-up 2003
• State Open Boys Futsal -indoor soccer, runner-up 2003
• Excellence in the Promotion of Chinese Languages Award 2002

Sporting activities

• Soccer
• Aquatics
• Snow skiing
• Interschool sports competitions

Co-curricular opportunities

• Active 8 – state youth development program
• Duke of Edinburgh Awards – international youth development program including adventure skills and community service
• National academic competitions in maths, science
• Australian Business Week – enterprise education program
• Regional sporting competitions
• Community arts projects

Industry and training partnerships

• University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus – academic pathways
• TAFE – delivery VET programs

Community alliances

• Service learning program – working with community and local primary schools
• University of the 3rd Age – senior citizen courses on campus

International programs

• Intensive Secondary English Course
• High School Program
• Study Abroad Program
• Study Tours

Sister school relationships

• Jiaonan No 1 Middle School, Shandong Province, China
• Nanjing No 9 Middle School, Jiangsu Province,China