About our school

Salisbury Downs R-6 School was opened by the Honorable Don Hopgood, Minister of Education, on 27 October 1978. Our school currently has approximately 250 students from many diverse backgrounds. The school is situated in the suburb of Salisbury Downs located in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is bordered by Kings Road, the Little Para River, Burton Road, Spains Road and the Gawler railway line.

We are a school which prides itself on having a strong sense of community. Our dedicated staff consistently go above and beyond to support each other, every student, and to work with their family to achieve the best outcomes possible. We have a strong explicit focus on literacy and numeracy learning and offer all subjects that are part of the Australian Curriculum. We not only value academic outcomes, but understand how the social and emotional wellbeing of each student influences their ability to succeed.

We expect all members of our community to demonstrate our school values of Courage, Tolerance, Friendliness, Persistence, Compassion and Good Manners. These values, coupled with our Play Is The Way key concepts support students to develop socially and emotionally.

We are culturally inclusive and appreciate the fact that while we are all similar in many ways, it is each person’s uniqueness and differences that help create our diverse community.
We are a community that we are proud of.

At our school, students can learn and grow in a safe, inclusive and supportive environment.