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In 2002, schools in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region had the largest number of full-time students in Tasmania, with 49.2% (40,495) of all full-time enrolments. Schools in the Northern Region followed with 28.0% (23,053) of the state's full-time students, while schools in the Mersey-Lyell Region had 22.8% (18,802) of the state's full-time students.
Schools in the Launceston local government area (LGA) had the highest number of students with 13,868 (16.8%), followed by Hobart with 12,196 (14.8%) full-time students. Schools in Flinders and Central Highlands LGAs had the least students, with 133 and 179 full-time enrolments respectively.
TOTAL FULL-TIME SCHOOL STUDENTS, Tasmanian local government areas - 2002(a)
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Local government area |
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Greater Hobart-Southern |
| Brighton | 1,549 | 382 | 1,931 |
| Central Highlands | 126 | 53 | 179 |
| Clarence | 4,640 | 3,374 | 8,014 |
| Derwent Valley | 1,063 | 410 | 1,473 |
| Glamorgan/Spring Bay | 339 | 83 | 422 |
| Glenorchy | 3,677 | 3,587 | 7,264 |
| Hobart | 4,910 | 7,286 | 12,196 |
| Huon Valley | 1,471 | 716 | 2,187 |
| Kingborough | 2,749 | 1,692 | 4,441 |
| Sorell | 983 | 321 | 1,304 |
| Southern Midlands | 570 | 230 | 800 |
| Tasman | 168 | 116 | 284 |
| Total | 22,245 | 18,250 | 40,495 |
Northern | | | |
| Break O'Day | 548 | 353 | 901 |
| Dorset | 792 | 427 | 1,219 |
| Flinders | 83 | 50 | 133 |
| George Town | 660 | 349 | 1,009 |
| Launceston | 7,160 | 6,708 | 13,868 |
| Meander Valley | 1,207 | 299 | 1,506 |
| Northern Midlands | 1,095 | 169 | 1,264 |
| West Tamar | 1,824 | 1,329 | 3,153 |
| Total | 13,369 | 9,684 | 23,053 |
Mersey-Lyell | | | |
| Burnie | 2,013 | 2,332 | 4,345 |
| Central Coast | 2,169 | 1,134 | 3,303 |
| Circular Head | 873 | 457 | 1,330 |
| Devonport | 2,478 | 2,417 | 4,895 |
| Kentish | 451 | 211 | 662 |
| King Island | 160 | 88 | 248 |
| Latrobe | 789 | 431 | 1,220 |
| Waratah/Wynyard | 1,478 | 455 | 1,933 |
| West Coast | 615 | 251 | 866 |
| Total | 11,026 | 7,806 | 18,802 |
Tasmania |
46,640
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35,710
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82,350
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(a) Includes head campus information only. Subsidiary campuses are not included.
Source: Department of Education (government schools data); Department of Education, Science and Training (non-government schools data). |
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