This bulletin was originally published 27 May 2024.

Overview

CESE’s Schools: Language diversity in NSW, 2023 bulletin summarises the diversity of students with language backgrounds other than English (LBOTE) who were enrolled in NSW government schools in March 2023. The census of LBOTE students was conducted on 10 March 2023 in all NSW government schools, including preschools, intensive English centres and distance education centres.

In March 2023, 61.4% (487,065) of students enrolled in NSW government schools came from homes where English was the only language spoken. More than one-third (38.6%, 306,269) of students came from homes where languages other than English were spoken by either the students themselves and/or at least one parent or carer.