Schools and students: 2021 statistical bulletin
This bulletin was originally published 30 May 2022.
Summary
NSW government
Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments | |
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Primary enrolments | 485,889.0 |
Secondary enrolments | 310,421.4 |
SSP enrolments | 5,872.0 |
Total enrolments | 802,182.4 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students | |
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Total Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments | 68,015.4 |
Percent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments | 8.5% |
Part-time students | |
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Number of part-time students | 1,790 |
FTE enrolments | 1,196.4 |
Preschool students | |
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Number of preschool students | 4,203 |
FTE enrolments | 2,229.5 |
Students with language background other than English (LBOTE) | |
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LBOTE enrolments | 302,799 |
LBOTE enrolments as per cent of total enrolments | 37.2% |
Attendance rate Semester 1 (including support) | |
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Primary (Years 1-6) | 92.3% |
Secondary (Years 7-10) | 86.1% |
Years 1-10 | 90.1% |
Average primary class size | |
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Kindergarten to Year 6 | 23.6 |
HSC Year 12 | |
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HSC awards | 36,698 |
NSW government schools | |
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Primary and infants schools | 1,605 |
Central/community schools | 68 |
Secondary schools | 401 |
Schools for specific purposes (SSPs) | 117 |
Environmental education centres (EECs) | 23 |
Total government schools | 2,214 |
Preschools attached to primary/infants schools | 100 |
Separate preschools | 1 |
Total preschools | 101 |
NSW non-government
Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments | |
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Primary enrolments | 215,156.7 |
Secondary enrolments | 225,809.9 |
Total enrolments | 440,966.6 |
NSW non-government schools | |
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Primary schools | 491 |
Secondary schools | 140 |
Primary/secondary schools | 261 |
Special schools | 64 |
Total non-government schools | 956 |
For more information
- To access data, visit the NSW Education Insights Hub.
- To read our other statistical publications.