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In non-government secondary schools both enrolments and staffing numbers have increased over the period 1991 to 2001 (13.0% and 17.8% respectively). The number of teaching staff employed in government secondary schools has decreased by 3.1%, from 2,090 in 1991 to 2,026 in 2001, while the number of student enrolments has decreased by 8.6%.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS, TASMANIA
	Schools(a)			Student enrolments(b)(c)			Teaching staff(d)(e)
	Gov.	Non-gov.		Gov.	Non-gov.		Gov.(f)	Non-gov.
	no.	no.		no.	no.		no.	no.
1991	68	28		27,988	9,163		2,090	713
1995	69	31		26,943	10,130		2,032	781
1998	67	32		27,317	10,478		2,102	803
1999	67	32		26,636	10,380		2,043	810
2000	65	33		26,033	10,284		2,026	819
2001	65	34		25,571	10,354		2,026	840
Change 1991-2001
Number	-3	6		-2,417	1,191		-64	127
Per cent	-4.4	21.4		-8.6	13.0		-3.1	17.8
(a) Includes senior secondary colleges. (b) Includes the secondary classes of combined primary and secondary schools. (c) Includes those educated in special schools.   (d) Includes those enrolled in Years 11, 12 and 13. (e) Full-time equivalents. (f) Includes those teaching at special schools. Source: Schools, Australia (Cat. no. 4221.0) and ABS data available on request, National Schools Collection.