Schools: InBrief mid-year census 2017
This bulletin was originally published 02 May 2018.
Overview
CESE’s Schools: InBrief mid year census, 2017 bulletin summarises the results of the census of students in NSW government schools, and the census of NSW non-government schools undertaken by the Australian Government Department of Education.
The Mid-year Census includes data on NSW Government schools (preschool, primary, secondary, combined, special) and students (age at 1 July, grades, full time, part time, gender, and Aboriginality).
Summary
NSW government
Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments | |
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Primary enrolments | 484,645.0 |
Secondary enrolments | 300,832.8 |
SSP enrolments | 5,562.0 |
Total enrolments | 791,039.8 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students | |
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Total A&TSI enrolments | 59,214.2 |
Percent A&TSI enrolments | 7.5% |
Part-time students | |
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Number of part-time students | 1,930.0 |
FTE enrolments | 1,206.8 |
Preschool students | |
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Number of preschool students | 4,442.0 |
FTE enrolments | 2,407.4 |
NSW government schools | |
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Primary and infants schools | 1,606 |
Central/community schools | 66 |
Secondary schools | 401 |
Schools for specific purposes (SSP) | 113 |
Environmental education centres (EEC) | 23 |
Total government schools | 2,209 |
Preschool attached to primary/infants schools | 99 |
Separate preschools | 1 |
Total preschools | 100 |
NSW non-government
Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments | |
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Primary enrolments | 206,833.3 |
Secondary enrolments | 210,597.0 |
Total enrolments | 417,430.3 |
NSW non-government schools | |
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Primary schools | 495 |
Secondary schools | 141 |
Primary/secondary schools | 243 |
Special schools | 57 |
Total non-government schools | 936 |
For more information
- To access data, visit the NSW Education Insights Hub.
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