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In 2017:
Students in government schools increased to 65.6% in 2017, up from 65.4% in 2016. This continues the shift towards government schools since 2015.
Over the 20 years before 2015, the proportion of students attending was increasing.
| Year | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,087 | 2,233 | 1,737 | 714 | 1,088 | 261 | 190 | 134 | 9,444 |
| 2016 | 3,081 | 2,225 | 1,1729 | 717 | 1,083 | 259 | 188 | 132 | 9,414 |
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| Year | Non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students ARR | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ARR |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 75.6 | 47.2 |
| 2009 | 77.3 | 45.2 |
| 2010 | 79.4 | 47.2 |
| 2011 | 80.7 | 48.7 |
| 2012 | 81.3 | 51.1 |
| 2013 | 82.9 | 55.1 |
| 2014 | 84.8 | 59.4 |
| 2015 | 85.2 | 59.4 |
| 2016 | 85.5 | 59.8 |
| 2017 | 86 | 62.4 |
The increase in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students could be due to improvements in the collection of Indigenous Status.
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Excludes estimates for students that are home schooled and aren’t enrolled at an in-scope establishment.
Establishments which have the administration and/or provision of full-time day primary, secondary or special education, or primary or secondary distance education as their main activity.
Excludes school-level education conducted by institutions e.g. TAFE.
Coverage includes estimates for:
The National Schools Statistics collection is a census that counts all students and teachers at every school in Australia on the first Friday in August each year.
Collection methods for government schools data vary across all states and territories. Data is accessed from central administration databases, sourced from educational sectorial bodies or collected directly from education establishments.
Non-government schools data is collected by the Department of Education and Training.
See the National Schools Statistics Collection (NSSC) methodology for the description of underlying concepts and methods used in the creation of these statistics.
In 2015, Year 7 became the first year of secondary schooling in Queensland and Western Australia, where previously it was Year 8.