1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2007  
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Contents >> Historical tables >> Education and Training - Education, primary and secondary, Tasmania, 1900 to 2001

EDUCATION, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY, Tasmania

Government schools
Non-government schools
Year
Number of schools
Teaching staff
Students(a)
Number of schools
Teaching staff
Students(b)
1900
309
(c)612
24,157
224
n.a.
9,749
1910
367
677
30,805
124
420
6,278
1920
470
1,102
39,360
84
317
5,872
1930
508
1,358
40,032
66
326
5,862
1940
431
1,398
37,369
63
329
6,139
1950
332
1,687
46,394
58
375
8,330
1960
287
2,540
65,049
60
544
12,716
1970
283
(d)3,756
79,385
68
810
14,623
1980(e)(f)(g)
256
4,908
72,283
59
831
14,620
1981
258
4,948
70,486
61
854
14,917
1982
259
4,901
69,142
70
904
15,326
1983
257
5,025
68,387
70
976
15,940
1984
257
5,145
67,787
71
1,030
16,464
1985
256
5,011
66,863
70
1,069
17,050
1986
255
4,985
66,050
69
1,115
17,459
1987
261
4,732
65,401
66
1,130
17,602
1988
257
4,811
65,404
65
1,153
17,795
1989
254
4,732
64,977
66
1,180
18,394
1990
250
4,546
65,349
66
1,208
19,030
1991
247
4,171
65,662
65
1,258
19,952
1992
243
4,227
65,713
66
1,305
20,576
1993
237
4,260
64,727
65
1,340
21,034
1994
233
4,207
64,061
68
1,372
21,298
1995
230
4,154
63,284
70
1,373
21,375
1996
229
4,207
62,776
70
1,389
21,406
1997
222
4,337
62,921
67
1,402
21,236
1998
220
4,279
62,978
66
1,402
21,138
1999
216
4,352
62,954
65
1,396
20,859
2000
215
4,360
62,803
67
1,424
20,734
2001
214
4,295
61,976
67
1,437
20,821
n.a. not available
(a) Aggregate enrolment for whole year prior to 1960. From 1960 as at 1 August and excluding adult correspondence students.
(b) Aggregate enrolment for whole year to 1919. From 1920 to 1961 enrolment as at 31 December and thereafter at 1 August.
(c) Includes teachers, pupil-teachers and paid monitors; excludes training college staff, junior monitors, subsidised teachers, etc.
(d) Includes part-time teachers but excludes teachers at special schools from 1962.
(e) Full-time plus full-time equivalent of part-time teachers.
(f) From 1974 figures exclude kindergartens.
(g) From 1977 Government schools figures are shown using National Schools Collection definitions.

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