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Schools and students: 2021 statistical bulletin

This bulletin was originally published 30 May 2022.

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Summary

NSW government

Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments
Primary enrolments 485,889.0
Secondary enrolments 310,421.4
SSP enrolments 5,872.0
Total enrolments 802,182.4
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Total Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments 68,015.4
Percent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments 8.5%
Part-time students
Number of part-time students 1,790
FTE enrolments 1,196.4
Preschool students
Number of preschool students 4,203
FTE enrolments 2,229.5
Students with language background other than English (LBOTE)
LBOTE enrolments 302,799
LBOTE enrolments as per cent of total enrolments 37.2%
Attendance rate Semester 1 (including support)
Primary (Years 1-6) 92.3%
Secondary (Years 7-10) 86.1%
Years 1-10 90.1%
Average primary class size
Kindergarten to Year 6 23.6
HSC Year 12
HSC awards 36,698
NSW government schools
Primary and infants schools 1,605
Central/community schools 68
Secondary schools 401
Schools for specific purposes (SSPs) 117
Environmental education centres (EECs) 23
Total government schools 2,214
Preschools attached to primary/infants schools 100
Separate preschools 1
Total preschools 101

NSW non-government

Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments
Primary enrolments 215,156.7
Secondary enrolments 225,809.9
Total enrolments 440,966.6
NSW non-government schools
Primary schools 491
Secondary schools 140
Primary/secondary schools 261
Special schools 64
Total non-government schools 956

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