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Schools and students: 2023 statistical bulletin

This bulletin was originally published 16 August 2024.

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Summary

NSW government

Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments
Primary enrolments 471,970
Secondary enrolments 307,679.4
SSP enrolments 6,198
Total enrolments 785,847.4
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Total Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments 73,441.5
Percent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments 9.3%
Part-time students
Number of part-time students 1,744
FTE enrolments 1,157.4
Preschool students
Number of preschool students 4,245
FTE enrolments 2,283.3
Students with language background other than English (LBOTE)
LBOTE enrolments 308,264
LBOTE enrolments as per cent of total enrolments 38.7%
Attendance rate Semester 1 (including support)
Primary (Years 1-6) 90.5%
Secondary (Years 7-10) 84.0%
Years 1-10 88.2%
Average primary class size
Kindergarten to Year 6 23.3
HSC Year 12
HSC awards 36,121
NSW government schools
Primary and infants schools 1,603
Central/community schools 66
Secondary schools 404
Schools for specific purposes (SSPs) 117
Environmental education centres (EECs) 22
Total government schools 2,212
Preschools attached to primary/infants schools 100
Separate preschools 1
Total preschools 101

NSW non-government

Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments
Primary enrolments 223,682.7
Secondary enrolments 238,925.8
Total enrolments 462,608.5
NSW non-government schools
Primary schools 485
Secondary schools 140
Primary/secondary schools 278
Special schools 68
Total non-government schools 971

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