Schools: InBrief mid-year census 2012
This bulletin was originally published 29 April 2013.
Overview
CESE’s Schools: InBrief mid year census, 2012 bulletin summarises the results of the census of students in NSW government schools, and the census of NSW non-government schools undertaken by the Australian Government Department of Education.
The mid year census includes data on NSW Government schools (preschool, primary, secondary, central/community and special) and students (age at 1 July, grades, full-time, part-time, gender and Aboriginality).
Summary
NSW Government
| Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments | |
|---|---|
| Primary enrolments | 438,681.0 |
| Secondary enrolments | 304,632.1 |
| SSP enrolments | 4,921.0 |
| Total enrolments | 748,234.1 |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students | |
|---|---|
| Total Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander enrolments | 47,086.8 |
| Percent Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander enrolments | 6.3% |
| Part-time students | |
|---|---|
| Number of part-time students | 2,288 |
| FTE enrolments | 1,360.1 |
| Preschool students | |
|---|---|
| Number of preschool students | 4,424 |
| FTE enrolments | 2,460.7 |
| NSW government schools | |
|---|---|
| Primary schools | 1,605 |
| Separate infants schools | 17 |
| Central/community schools | 67 |
| Secondary schools | 398 |
| Schools for specific purposes (SSPs) | 113 |
| Environmental education centres (EECs) | 23 |
| Total government schools | 2,223 |
| Preschools attached to primary/infants schools | 99 |
| Separate preschools | 1 |
| Total preschools | 100 |
NSW non-government
| Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments | |
|---|---|
| Primary enrolments | 194,631.4 |
| Secondary enrolments | 196,124.8 |
| Total enrolments | 390,756.2 |
| NSW non-government schools | |
|---|---|
| Primary schools | 490 |
| Secondary schools | 145 |
| Primary/secondary schools | 237 |
| Special schools | 41 |
| Total non-government schools | 913 |
For more information
- To access data, visit the NSW Education Data Hub.
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