The number of Tasmanian students attending school full-time in 2002 was 82,350. Schools in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region had the largest number of students in the state, with 49.2% (40,495) of all full-time enrolments, followed by 28.0% (23,053) in the Northern Region and 22.8% (18,802) in the Mersey-Lyell Region.
In 2002, there were 61,508 (74.7%) Tasmanian full-time students who attended government schools, while 20,842 (25.3%) students attended non-government schools. Schools in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region had the highest number of full-time students attending government schools and non-government schools, with 46.3% and 57.8% respectively.
FULL-TIME STUDENTS, Tasmanian regions - 2002 |
|
 | Government schools | Non-government schools(a) | All schools |
Region |
no.
|
no.
|
no.
|
|
| Greater Hobart-Southern | 28,454 | 12,041 | 40,495 |
| Northern | 18,091 | 4,962 | 23,053 |
| Mersey-Lyell | 14,963 | 3,839 | 18,802 |
| Tasmania | 61,508 | 20,842 | 82,350 |
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(a) Includes head campus information only. Subsidiary campuses are not included.
Source: Department of Education; Department of Education, Science and Training. |
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