Salisbury High School (South Australia)
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14 Farley Grove Salisbury North, South Australia |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Pathways to Success |
| Established | 1959 |
| Principal | Ann Prime |
| Teaching staff | 62+ (January 2014) |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrolment | 800+ (January 2014) |
| Colour(s) | Golden Yellow , Blue and White |
| Athletics | F Grade Division 1 (SASSSA) |
| Website | http://www1.salisburyhigh.sa.edu.au/ |
Salisbury High School (founded in 1959) is a secondary public school located on Farley Grove, Salisbury North, South Australia, Australia. It has won awards, including the Australian Best Schools Award in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, and; the Australian Business Excellence Award in 2004. In 2005 it became an IB World School, and it retained this honour in an evaluation in 2010. In 2016, Salisbury High converted back to an Australian Curriculum school to focus of the schools qualities and improving areas such as STEM and Arts.
In addition to catering for disadvantaged students it runs three Senior School pathways (a University Pathway, a Vocational Education and Training Pathway and a Community Studies Pathway) that lead to further studies, work, or community service.
All staff (teaching and support staff) use basic software applications with the aim of having teaching staff engaged with Web 2.0 Interactive Technologies. Staff are engaging in MOODLE editing to provide lesson material for students on the internet.
In 2007 it became an ICT and Business Focus school due to its emphasis on learning technologies and information literacies across the school. In 2008 it was selected as one of five South Australian secondary schools to Pilot the current Digital Education Revolution (DER). DER is a Commonwealth Government initiative to have a 1:1 ratio of computers to students for every Yr 9 to Yr 12 student in Australia by the end of 2011.
Upon entering the senior school, all students are assigned to a house. There are four houses: Cairns, Florey, Mawson and Oliphant. Houses meet several times each year and compete in various school competitions throughout the year.
Salisbury High offers a diverse range of sporting options for students to partake in during recess and lunch breaks, school to school competitions and at professional levels. The school has dedication to providing students with various types of physical entertainment for students requirements. Male and female soccer, football, volleyball and bowling are a few out of school examples they offer to students.
Salisbury High has students from diverse backgrounds. Many people whom identify from different cultures or part of the LGBT community. Salisbury High also has an extensive group of special education students giving everyone access to valuable education research tools and resources.
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