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The number of full-time government school students in Tasmania in 2002 was 61,508. Of these, 46.3% (28,454) attended government schools in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, 29.4% (18,091) in the Northern Region and 24.3% (14,963) in the Mersey-Lyell Region.
In 2002, of all full-time government school students, 9,983 (16.2%) attended schools in the Launceston local government area, the highest number for all local government areas in the state.
FULL-TIME GOVERNMENT SCHOOL STUDENTS, Tasmanian local government areas - 2002
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| | Primary | Secondary | Total |
Local government area |
no.
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no.
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no.
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Greater Hobart-Southern |
| Brighton | 1,342 | 382 | 1,724 |
| Central Highlands | 126 | 53 | 179 |
| Clarence | 3,504 | 2,780 | 6,284 |
| Derwent Valley | 884 | 410 | 1,294 |
| Glamorgan/Spring Bay | 339 | 83 | 422 |
| Glenorchy | 2,848 | 1,823 | 4,671 |
| Hobart | 2,700 | 3,868 | 6,568 |
| Huon Valley | 1,112 | 522 | 1,634 |
| Kingborough | 1,960 | 1,330 | 3,290 |
| Sorell | 983 | 321 | 1,304 |
| Southern Midlands | 570 | 230 | 800 |
| Tasman | 168 | 116 | 284 |
| Total | 16,536 | 11,918 | 28,454 |
Northern | | | |
| Break O'Day | 538 | 347 | 885 |
| Dorset | 792 | 427 | 1,219 |
| Flinders | 83 | 50 | 133 |
| George Town | 521 | 256 | 777 |
| Launceston | 5,416 | 4,567 | 9,983 |
| Meander Valley | 1,084 | 290 | 1,374 |
| Northern Midlands | 1,095 | 160 | 1,255 |
| West Tamar | 1,384 | 1,081 | 2,465 |
| Total | 10,913 | 7,178 | 18,091 |
Mersey-Lyell | | | |
| Burnie | 1,511 | 1,693 | 3,204 |
| Central Coast | 1,695 | 858 | 2,553 |
| Circular Head | 630 | 376 | 1,006 |
| Devonport | 2,083 | 1,825 | 3,908 |
| Kentish | 451 | 211 | 662 |
| King Island | 160 | 88 | 248 |
| Latrobe | 619 | 371 | 990 |
| Waratah/Wynyard | 1,291 | 439 | 1,730 |
| West Coast | 411 | 251 | 662 |
| Total | 8,851 | 6,112 | 14,963 |
Tasmania |
36,300
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25,208
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61,508
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Source: Department of Education. |
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