This bulletin was originally published 11 September 2024.

Overview

CESE’s Schools: Language diversity in NSW, 2024 bulletin summarises the diversity of students with language backgrounds other than English (LBOTE) who were enrolled in NSW government schools in March 2024. The census of LBOTE students was conducted on 1 March 2024 in all NSW government schools, including preschools, intensive English centres and distance education centres.

In March 2024, 60.7% (477,983) of students enrolled in NSW government schools came from homes where English was the only language spoken. More than a third (39.3%, 309,446) of students came from homes where languages other than English were spoken by either the students and/or at least one parent or carer.