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State summary tables
PARTICIPANTS
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Units |
Years |
NSW |
Vic. |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas. |
NT(a) |
ACT |
Aust. |
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1 |
School students(b) |
'000 |
2002 |
1,105 |
814 |
620 |
249 |
335 |
82 |
37 |
61 |
3,302 |
2 |
Students in government schools(b) |
% |
2002 |
68.2 |
65.5 |
71.0 |
68.3 |
69.7 |
74.7 |
76.9 |
61.5 |
68.4 |
3 |
Females - of all Year 11 and 12 students(b) |
% |
2002 |
51.9 |
52.2 |
50.6 |
51.6 |
50.6 |
52.7 |
50.9 |
49.5 |
51.5 |
4 |
Year 12 apparent retention rate - males(b) |
% |
2002 |
64.9 |
73.4 |
77.4 |
61.1 |
69.3 |
66.0 |
48.9 |
87.1 |
69.8 |
5 |
Year 12 apparent retention rate - females(b) |
% |
2002 |
75.1 |
88.7 |
85.5 |
72.6 |
78.3 |
79.4 |
57.1 |
89.1 |
80.7 |
6 |
Education participation - of all aged 15-19 |
% |
2002 |
78.9 |
82.6 |
72.5 |
76.7 |
69.5 |
71.1 |
82.0 |
84.1 |
77.3 |
7 |
Education participation - of all aged 20-24 |
% |
2002 |
37.5 |
42.3 |
33.0 |
35.5 |
33.2 |
28.0 |
26.0 |
43.0 |
37.2 |
8 |
Vocational Education and Training (VET) students |
'000 |
2001 |
604.7 |
471.7 |
320.4 |
144.0 |
136.4 |
35.3 |
22.6 |
21.6 |
1,756.8 |
9 |
Apprentices and trainees |
'000 |
2002 |
102.7 |
120.5 |
61.8 |
30.7 |
21.9 |
12.7 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
357.0 |
10 |
Females - of all VET students |
% |
2001 |
51.1 |
47.3 |
48.7 |
50.3 |
46.4 |
44.2 |
46.9 |
47.2 |
49.0 |
11 |
VET students - of all aged 15-24 |
% |
2002 |
12.2 |
13.2 |
11.8 |
12.7 |
11.4 |
13.1 |
*4.8 |
*12.0 |
12.3 |
12 |
Higher education students(c)(d) |
'000 |
2002 |
253.7 |
205.7 |
151.4 |
53.9 |
78.1 |
14.4 |
5.4 |
21.6 |
795.0 |
13 |
Females - of all higher education students(c)(d) |
% |
2002 |
54.6 |
54.3 |
54.6 |
57.0 |
56.3 |
50.7 |
64.5 |
50.8 |
54.9 |
14 |
Overseas students - of all higher education students(c)(d) |
% |
2002 |
17.8 |
20.8 |
17.4 |
17.6 |
20.7 |
8.4 |
4.7 |
15.2 |
18.3 |
15 |
Higher education students - of all aged 15-24 |
% |
2002 |
19.9 |
22.7 |
18.2 |
17.1 |
18.7 |
9.5 |
*14.3 |
24.8 |
19.8 |
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EDUCATION OUTCOMES
| | | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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| With non-school educational qualifications of all persons aged 15-64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
16 | | Of all aged 15-64(e)(f) | % | 2002 | 49.8 | 47.8 | 46.0 | 45.6 | 50.1 | 41.6 | 50.0 | 55.6 | 48.2 |
17 | | Bachelor degree or above | % | 2002 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 16.7 | 11.4 | 17.8 | 30.5 | 17.8 |
18 | | Advanced diploma and diploma or below(f) | % | 2002 | 30.9 | 28.2 | 31.0 | 31.6 | 33.4 | 30.2 | 32.3 | 25.1 | 30.4 |
19 | | Females - all with non-school educational qualifications | % | 2002 | 47.6 | 46.5 | 46.7 | 45.5 | 45.8 | 45.4 | 45.5 | 48.8 | 46.8 |
| With non-school educational qualifications of all persons aged 25-64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
20 | | Of all aged 25-64(e)(f) | % | 2002 | 56.6 | 53.8 | 51.6 | 50.7 | 56.2 | 46.8 | 55.4 | 63.6 | 54.4 |
21 | | Bachelor degree or above | % | 2002 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 19.4 | 13.6 | 20.0 | 35.5 | 20.4 |
22 | | Advanced diploma and diploma or below(f) | % | 2002 | 34.8 | 31.5 | 34.2 | 34.6 | 36.8 | 33.2 | 35.4 | 28.2 | 33.9 |
23 | Higher education students completing courses(d) | '000 | 2001 | 58.1 | 52.5 | 31.1 | 12.8 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 186.5 |
| Without non-school educational qualifications | | | | | | | | | | | |
24 | | Of all aged 15-64(e) | % | 2002 | 50.2 | 52.2 | 54.0 | 54.4 | 49.9 | 58.4 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 51.8 |
25 | | Did not complete highest level of secondary school | % | 2002 | 33.6 | 34.3 | 36.6 | 39.8 | 33.2 | 46.7 | 35.6 | 23.7 | 34.9 |
| Reading - proportion of Year 5 students reaching national benchmarks | | | | | | | | | | | |
26 | | Males | % | 2000 | 87.1 | 90.6 | 75.1 | 82.2 | 92.4 | 78.7 | 69.3 | 93.0 | 85.2 |
27 | | Females | % | 2000 | 91.2 | 93.7 | 81.7 | 86.7 | 94.9 | 84.3 | 73.1 | 98.7 | 89.6 |
| Numeracy - proportion of Year 5 students reaching national benchmarks | | | | | | | | | | | |
28 | | Males | % | 2000 | 90.8 | 94.1 | 86.0 | 83.1 | 87.5 | 87.9 | 74.5 | 91.0 | 89.4 |
29 | | Females | % | 2000 | 91.5 | 94.4 | 87.0 | 82.7 | 87.5 | 87.2 | 73.7 | 91.6 | 89.8 |
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LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES
| | | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Unemployment rate (aged 15-64) | | | | | | | | | | |
30 | With non-school educational qualifications(e)(f) | % | 2002 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
31 | | Bachelor degree or above | % | 2002 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
32 | | Advanced diploma and diploma or below(f) | % | 2002 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
33 | Without non-school educational qualifications(e) | % | 2002 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 9.1 |
34 | | Completed Year 12 | % | 2002 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
35 | | Did not complete Year 12 | % | 2002 | 11.4 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 11.6 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 10.3 |
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HUMAN RESOURCES
| | | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| School student/teaching staff ratio | | | | | | | | | | | |
36 | | All schools | ratio | 2002 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 14.7 |
37 | | Government schools | ratio | 2002 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
38 | | Primary schools | ratio | 2002 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 14.5 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
39 | | Secondary schools | ratio | 2002 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| Female teachers/academic staff | | | | | | | | | | | |
40 | | Of all primary school teachers | % | 2002 | 80.4 | 79.9 | 77.6 | 76.0 | 78.1 | 78.7 | 83.0 | 83.4 | 79.1 |
41 | | Of all secondary school teachers | % | 2002 | 55.2 | 56.6 | 55.7 | 49.3 | 52.3 | 53.8 | 59.1 | 60.4 | 55.1 |
42 | | Of all higher education academic staff(d)(g) | % | 2002 | 36.7 | 40.8 | 37.0 | 38.2 | 38.5 | 32.9 | 47.7 | 30.4 | 38.1 |
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PROVIDERS
| | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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43 | Schools | no. | 2002 | 3,115 | 2,320 | 1,726 | 810 | 1,060 | 280 | 183 | 138 | 9,632 |
44 | Government schools - of all schools | % | 2002 | 71.0 | 70.0 | 74.8 | 75.3 | 73.1 | 76.4 | 82.0 | 68.8 | 72.4 |
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(a) Estimates for Northern Territory refer to mainly urban areas only, except all schools data and VET students.
(b) Data refer to full-time students only.
(c) State and territory totals exclude students of the Australian Catholic University which has campuses in more than one state or territory.
(d) Australian total includes multi-state universities.
(e) Data refer to recognised qualifications only.
(f) Includes persons who have completed a course where the level can not be determined.
(g) Data cover full-time and fractional full-time staff but exclude casual academic staff.
Reference periods: Schools data are at August. Data on participation rates, educational attainment and unemployment rates are at May. VET and apprentice and trainee data are at 31 December. Higher education data and overseas student data are at 31 March. Schools data are at August. Reading and numeracy benchmark data are at August.
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