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Schools and students: 2022 statistical bulletin

This bulletin was originally published 12 December 2023.

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Summary

NSW government

Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments
Primary enrolments 476,861
Secondary enrolments 307,958.7
SSP enrolments 6,029
Total enrolments 790,848.7
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Total Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments 70,865.6
Percent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments 9.0%
Part-time students
Number of part-time students 1,771
FTE enrolments 1,184.7
Preschool students
Number of preschool students 4,223
FTE enrolments 2,288.5
Students with language background other than English (LBOTE)
LBOTE enrolments 302,154
LBOTE enrolments as per cent of total enrolments 37.7%
Attendance rate Semester 1 (including support)
Primary (Years 1-6) 87.2%
Secondary (Years 7-10) 81.6%
Years 1-10 85.2%
Average primary class size
Kindergarten to Year 6 23.4
HSC Year 12
HSC awards 35,492
NSW government schools
Primary and infants schools 1,601
Central/community schools 67
Secondary schools 402
Schools for specific purposes (SSPs) 117
Environmental education centres (EECs) 22
Total government schools 2,209
Preschools attached to primary/infants schools 100
Separate preschools 1
Total preschools 101

NSW non-government

Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments
Primary enrolments 218,952.3
Secondary enrolments 231,763.2
Total enrolments 450,715.5
NSW non-government schools
Primary schools 484
Secondary schools 140
Primary/secondary schools 278
Special schools 67
Total non-government schools 969

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