Schools and students: 2011 statistical bulletin
This bulletin was originally published 30 January 2013.
Summary
| NSW government schools | |
|---|---|
| Primary schools | 1,613 |
| Separate infants schools | 17 |
| Central/community schools | 67 |
| Secondary schools | 398 |
| Schools for Specific Purposes (SSP) | 113 |
| Environmental Education Centres (EEC) | 23 |
| Total government schools | 2,231 |
| Preschools attached to primary/infants schools | 99 |
| Separate preschools | 1 |
| Total preschools | 100 |
| NSW non-government schools | |
|---|---|
| Primary schools | 499 |
| Secondary schools | 155 |
| Primary/secondary schools | 228 |
| Special schools | 34 |
| Total non-government schools | 916 |
| Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments in NSW government schools | |
|---|---|
| Primary enrolments | 433,873 |
| Secondary enrolments | 306,893.2 |
| SSP enrolments | 4,774 |
| Total enrolments | 750,540.2 |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students | |
|---|---|
| Total Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments | 45,184 |
| Percentage of total Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments | 6.1% |
| Part-time students (Year 11-12 only) | |
|---|---|
| Number of part-time students | 1,915 |
| FTE enrolments | 1,148.2 |
| Preschool students | |
|---|---|
| Number of preschool students | 4,416 |
| FTE enrolments | 2,484.9 |
| Students from language background other than English (LBOTE) | |
|---|---|
| LBOTE enrolments in government schools | 224,794 |
| LBOTE enrolments as percentage of total enrolments | 29.6% |
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