PARTICIPATION |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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School students | '000 | 2000 | 1,094 | 802 | 603 | 249 | 318 | 84 | 37 | 60 | 3,247 |
Students in government schools | % | 2000 | 69.4 | 65.9 | 71.4 | 69.8 | 71.0 | 75.2 | 77.4 | 63.5 | 69.2 |
Females - of all Year 11 and 12 students | % | 2000 | 52.7 | 52.6 | 51.2 | 51.9 | 51.4 | 53.0 | 53.9 | 49.7 | 52.1 |
Year 12 retention rate - males | % | 2001 | 61.7 | 69.2 | 72.4 | 59.2 | 65.5 | 63.0 | 42.5 | 84.9 | 66.1 |
Year 12 retention rate - females | % | 2001 | 73.5 | 85.8 | 82.6 | 71.8 | 77.6 | 76.4 | 57.0 | 89.3 | 78.7 |
Education participation of 15-19 year olds (of all 15-19 year olds) | % | 2000 | 78.1 | 81.3 | 74.0 | 77.1 | 75.5 | 74.2 | 69.1 | 81.6 | 77.6 |
Education participation of 20-24 year olds (of all 20-24 year olds) | % | 2000 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 31.2 | 31.1 | 34.0 | 24.9 | 18.3 | 44.3 | 34.4 |
15-24 year olds attending TAFE | % | 2000 | 12.2 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
15-24 year olds attending higher education | % | 2000 | 16.5 | 19.5 | 17.3 | 14.0 | 17.3 | 9.6 | 15.8 | 19.6 | 17.2 |
Females - of all higher education students aged 15-24(b) | % | 2000 | 57.5 | 51.5 | 59.5 | 56.6 | 55.6 | 66.5 | 60.6 | 44.1 | 55.8 |
Vocational Education and Training (VET) clients | '000 | 1999 | 534 | 476 | 307 | 134 | 126 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 1,647 |
Females - of all VET clients | % | 1999 | 51.7 | 47.3 | 47.4 | 50.8 | 46.8 | 48.4 | 47.2 | 48.1 | 49.0 |
Higher education students(b) | '000 | 2000 | 223.4 | 186.0 | 125.2 | 49.0 | 65.3 | 12.8 | 4.5 | 19.5 | 695.4 |
Overseas students (of all higher education students)(b) | % | 2000 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 14.9 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 10.3 | 13.7 |
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ATTAINMENT |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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With post-school educational qualifications (of all aged 15-64) | % | 2000 | 46.4 | 43.5 | 41.1 | 40.0 | 43.1 | 38.4 | 45.5 | 54.0 | 43.8 |
Bachelor degree or higher
| % | 2000 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 15.2 | 27.5 | 15.7 |
Undergraduate or associate diploma
| % | 2000 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
Skilled or basic vocational qualification
| % | 2000 | 20.9 | 17.3 | 20.9 | 19.8 | 21.1 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 17.7 | 19.9 |
Did not complete highest level of secondary school (of all aged 15-64) | % | 2000 | 30.0 | 32.1 | 34.1 | 35.5 | 31.8 | 40.4 | 34.3 | 16.5 | 32.0 |
Females - of all with post-school educational qualifications | % | 2000 | 47.3 | 46.0 | 43.5 | 44.3 | 44.3 | 46.7 | 41.9 | 48.4 | 45.8 |
Higher education students completing courses | '000 | 1999 | 51.7 | 44.7 | 27.5 | 11.4 | 16.2 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 164.4 |
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EDUCATION AND LABOUR FORCE |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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With bachelor degree or higher
| % | 2000 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
With undergraduate or associate diploma
| % | 2000 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
With skilled or basic vocational qualifications
| % | 2000 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 5.3 |
Without post-school qualifications
| % | 2000 | 6.9 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 8.6 |
Trainees and apprentices | '000 | 2000 | 79.9 | 81.1 | 50.9 | 29.8 | 20.1 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 279.6 |
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RESOURCES |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Schools | no. | 2000 | 3,088 | 2,324 | 1,718 | 820 | 1,043 | 282 | 182 | 138 | 9,595 |
Government schools - of all schools | % | 2000 | 70.8 | 70.1 | 75.5 | 75.7 | 73.4 | 76.2 | 82.4 | 69.6 | 72.6 |
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School student/teaching staff ratio | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ratio | 2000 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
Government school students
| ratio | 2000 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| ratio | 2000 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 18.0 | 17.3 |
| ratio | 2000 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 12.8 | 12.4 |
Females - of all primary teachers | % | 2000 | 79.8 | 79.0 | 76.5 | 75.4 | 76.6 | 78.0 | 80.9 | 83.8 | 78.3 |
Females - of all secondary teachers | % | 2000 | 54.7 | 55.3 | 55.6 | 48.3 | 51.3 | 53.4 | 58.8 | 60.2 | 54.4 |
Females - of all higher education academic staff(c) | % | 2000 | 34.4 | 38.5 | 35.3 | 34.2 | 36.1 | 25.9 | 40.4 | 26.7 | 34.1 |
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