4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 1997  
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State summary tables


PARTICIPATION
Units
Years
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
School students
'000
1996
1,065.3
776.5
567.1
246.2
306.8
84.2
35.5
61.4
3,143
VET students
'000
1995
454.3
367.8
194.5
95.0
109.2
21.7
11.5
18.8
1,272.7
Higher education students(a)
'000
1996
195.2
175.0
108.2
47.9
61.4
12.8
5.0
20.0
634.1
Year 12 apparent retention rate
%
1996
67.7
75.3
76.5
68.4
70.7
53.1
41
91.3
71.3
Aged 15-24 (of all aged 15-24)
Participating in any education
%
1996
51.5
53.3
47.2
49.2
46.0
43.5
50.2
57.4
50.3
Participating in TAFE
%
1996
11.2
8.8
8.2
9.0
10.9
6.4
*3.9
6.7
9.6
Participating in higher education
%
1996
14.3
17.0
16.4
13.6
14.1
9.9
21.4
23.3
15.5
Women aged 15-24 participating in tertiary education (of all tertiary students aged 15-24)
%
1996
43.8
47.5
50.5
50.1
51.5
49.7
*56.3
55.7
47.7
(a) State totals exclude students of the Australian Catholic University which has campuses in more than one State.

Reference periods: Schools data are at August. TAFE data comprise enrolments in the calendar year to 31 December. Higher education data are at 31 March.
ATTAINMENT
Units
Years
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
Aged 15-64 with post-school qualifications (of all aged 15-64)(b)
%
1996
45.7
40.8
39.1
39.2
42.7
36.3
41.1
53.0
42.3
Degree or higher
%
1996
13.8
13.5
10.9
10.4
11.9
9.8
12.8
26.2
12.8
Skilled vocational qualification
%
1996
14.5
12.6
15.5
13.5
15.3
14.4
14.9
9.7
14.1
Undergraduate or associate diploma
%
1996
9.4
9.4
7.4
8.5
8.8
6.3
9.3
9.9
8.8
Basic vocational qualification
%
1996
8.0
5.3
5.3
6.8
6.7
5.8
4.0
7.2
6.5
Aged 15-64 and did not complete highest level of secondary school (of all people aged 15-64)(b)
%
1996
32.6
35.1
37.5
37.4
34.8
41.0
37.3
18.3
34.7
(b) From 1993 figures refer to participation in courses leading to recognised qualifications only.

EDUCATION AND WORK
Units
Years
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)
With degree or higher
%
1996
4.0
4.6
2.6
5.1
*2.7
*3.5
*1.8
*2.2
3.8
With skilled vocational qualification
%
1996
4.6
5.4
6.6
6.9
5.9
*4.1
*4.3
7.6
5.5
With undergraduate or associate diploma
%
1996
5.4
5.8
5.0
*4.6
*3.3
*3.6
*7.0
*6.7
5.2
With basic vocational qualifications
%
1996
6.8
8.5
13.9
11.4
*6.4
*10.0
*0.0
*7.7
8.6
Without post-school qualifications
%
1996
10.4
10.7
11.8
11.1
9.8
14.2
8.0
11.1
10.9
Apprentices
'000
1996
47.1
26.0
25.3
8.6
15.4
2.5
*0.5
*0.9
126.3
Reference periods: Apprentice data are at May.
SERVICES
Units
Years
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
School student/teacher ratio
no.
1996
15.4
15.1
15.9
15.3
15.6
15.0
13.7
15.9
15.4
Government schools
no.
1996
2,186
1,700
1,314
651
764
229
145
99
7,088
Non-government schools
no.
1996
867
679
410
194
255
70
27
40
2,542
Reference periods: Schools data are at August.



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