Schools
CONTACT
Assistant Director
Education and Training Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Telephone (02) 6252 6418
Facsimile (02) 6252 8013
DESCRIPTION
School statistics are compiled from collections conducted in co-operation with the Ministerial Council on Education, Training and Youth Affairs Task Force on School Statistics by the State and Territory Departments of Education (government series) and the Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (non-government series). The purpose of the collection is to provide nationally comparable data for government and non-government schools in all States and Territories.
Statistics from these collections are published in Schools, Australia, Preliminary (cat. no. 4220.0) and Schools, Australia (cat. no. 4221.0). These publications present information on the number of students attending schools throughout Australia. They also show students' ages, grades and the type of school they attend.
SCOPE
Establishments which have as their major activity the administration and/or provision of full-time day primary, secondary or special education or primary or secondary distance education.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Schools, Australia, Preliminary (cat. no. 4220.0)
Schools, Australia (cat. no. 4221.0).
Data Details
Data are available for school students, schools, teaching and non-teaching staff.
The following information is available for students:
Age
Sex
Indigenous status
Level/year of education
Category of school attended
State
Derived statistics
Apparent retention rates to Years 10, 11, 12
Staff/student ratios
Student participation rates
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia, States and Territories.
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Annual.
METHOD OF COLLECTION
Administrative by-product.
HISTORICAL DATA
ABS has published education statistics for many years. However, prior to the implementation of the National Schools Statistics Collection, the data were not necessarily comparable between States. With the implementation of the National Schools Statistics Collection, the concepts, definitions, classifications and coverage were revised. The new collection arrangements were implemented in 1981 for the government series and in 1984 for the non-government series.
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