Summary Statistics for
Victorian Schools
Profile of Victorian government school students
Retention and transition rates
3.
10. Apparent retention rates1 by sex and sector, February (per cent)
Year
July 2015
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2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
4.
Catholic Independent All Schools
Number of schools by school type, February 2015
Primary
1,128
Primary–Secondary
78
Secondary
238
Special
80
Language
4
Total
1,528
387
13
86
7
0
493
Number (FTE) of students by year level, February 2015
Preparatory
52,217.0
16,178.6
Year 1
51,035.1
16,267.3
Year 2
50,942.9
16,724.1
Year 3
49,859.7
16,321.1
Year 4
47,349.9
15,947.2
Year 5
44,793.1
15,023.2
Year 6
44,646.7
14,771.3
Ungraded
0.0
0.0
Primary total
340,844.4
111,232.8
Year 7
36,750.7
17,048.2
Year 8
35,995.7
16,856.4
Year 9
37,500.7
16,704.8
Year 10
38,871.9
16,030.9
Year 11
38,411.3
15,108.4
Year 12
33,686.8
13,645.4
Ungraded
241.0
Secondary total
221,458.1
95,394.1
Special
12,076.1
559.0
Language
1,629.0
Total
576,007.6
207,185.9
36
144
15
12
0
207
7,544.0
7,374.9
7,578.8
7,623.4
7,573.4
8,395.1
8,569.6
2.0
54,661.2
13,216.0
12,917.1
12,941.3
12,996.0
12,698.3
11,946.5
23.2
76,738.4
566.0
131,965.6
1,551
235
339
99
4
2,228
75,939.6
74,677.3
75,245.8
73,804.2
70,870.5
68,211.4
67,987.6
2.0
506,738.4
67,014.9
65,769.2
67,146.8
67,898.8
66,218.0
59,278.7
264.2
393,590.6
13,201.1
1,629.0
915,159.1
Female
280,815.0
283,370.2
288,233.5
293,796.1
299,222.0
261,177.0
263,065.5
266,450.0
271,317.1
276,785.6
In regular schools
11,525
11,875
12,034
12,218
12,671
Number (FTE) of teaching staff (including principals) in government schools on pay by
school type, as at end of quarter
March
June September December
March
2014
2014
2014
2014
2015
19,859.7
19,862.7
19,871.7
19,691.7
20,290.0
Primary
Secondary
15,306.6
15,347.4
15,354.5
15,136.3
15,236.0
6,315.6
6,280.4
6,290.2
6,289.5
6,452.2
Special/P–12/ Lang/Other
Total
41,481.9
41,490.5
41,516.5
41,117.4
41,978.2
Percentage of male students
Yr 7–10
Yr 11–12
All Students
52.3
49.4
51.8
52.3
49.4
51.9
52.3
50.1
52.0
52.2
50.6
52.0
52.0
50.6
51.9
In special schools
9,358
9,721
10,247
10,704
11,264
Total
20,883
21,596
22,281
22,922
23,936
% of total student cohort
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.2
Source: DET Student Wellbeing Division
NB: The above figures exclude students in the Language Support Program.
5.
Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Primary
Number %
5,159.4 1.7
5,453.8 1.8
5,762.4 1.8
6,242.4 1.9
6,579.2 2.0
Years 7–10
Number %
2,540.8 1.7
2,686.0 1.8
2,859.4 1.9
2,885.1 1.9
3,088.6 2.1
Years 11–12
Number %
643.7
1.0
741.6
1.1
749.3
1.1
839.6
1.2
955.8
1.4
Special
Number %
267.0
2.7
320.0
3.2
357.4
3.4
422.8
3.8
474.1
4.1
Total
Number
8,610.9
9,201.4
9,728.5
10,391.9
11,097.7
%
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
Source: DET August School Census
NB: Years 7–10 includes secondary ungraded students.
6.
Number of students – language backgrounds other than English, August
Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Speak mainly English at home
Yes
No
Total
39,007
88,968
127,975
40,961
91,687
132,648
43,545
94,760
138,305
46,141
99,228
145,369
48,961
104,266
153,227
Most common non-English languages
spoken at home
Vietnamese, Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin
Vietnamese, Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin
Vietnamese, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese
Vietnamese, Arabic, Mandarin, Chinese nfd
Vietnamese, Arabic, Mandarin, Chinese nfd
nfd refers to ‘not further defined’
Source: DET August School Census
7.
Provision of languages other than English – government schools, August
Primary LOTE*
Students
%
2010 205,015
66.8
2011 192,496
62.3
2012# 174,693
55.5
2013 202,327
62.6
2014 226,041
68.1
Secondary LOTE*
Students
%
91,657
41.1
92,109
41.6
91,453
41.7
91,654
41.9
91,134
51.5
Year
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Male
Female
Apparent retention Year 10–12
Govt
Non-govt
All schools
82.8
90.4
85.9
81.3
90.3
85.0
84.4
90.7
87.0
85.8
91.4
88.1
87.9
91.5
89.4
Apparent retention Year 7–12
Govt
Non-govt
All schools
82.6
91.3
86.2
83.0
90.6
86.2
85.9
89.9
87.6
88.4
90.0
89.1
91.0
90.1
90.6
83.7
92.5
85.9
96.8
88.9
94.0
85.8
93.2
87.5
92.6
86.6
94.9
Source: DET February School Census.
NB: Please refer to the footnote under Table 16 for the definition of apparent retention rate and an
explanation of differences between February and August figures.
11. Transition rates for government schools, February (per cent)
Year 9–10
Year 10–11
Year 11–12
2010–11
99.4
97.0
85.0
2011–12
99.8
97.9
83.8
2012–13
100.3
98.2
86.2
2013–14
102.2
99.1
87.4
2014–15
102.1
100.0
88.7
Source: DET February School Census
Number (FTE) of Indigenous students in government schools and per cent of
student cohort, August
Year
Source: DET February School Census
NB: Figures on student FTE include all changes from the 2015 enrolment verification process.
Primary
51.6
51.6
51.6
51.6
51.6
Number (FTE) of students with disabilities in government schools, February
Year
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Numbers of schools, students and teachers
Government
Male
Source: DET February School Census
NB: Yr 7–10 includes secondary ungraded students.
Size of the Victorian school education system
1.
Number (FTE) of students by sex in government schools, February
Languages with highest
Enrolments in VCE**
Chinese, French, Japanese, German
Chinese, French, Japanese, German
Chinese, French, Japanese, Italian
Chinese, French, Japanese, German
Chinese, French, Japanese, German
Source: DET August LOTE Survey*, and the VCAA**
NB: **Languages with highest enrolments are based on VCE Languages Units 1 and 3, with data revised to
meet that definition. #2012 data is deemed unreliable due to schools not completing the LOTE Survey during
industrial action and a more restrictive definition of the languages program.
Size of classes
12. Class sizes in government schools, February
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Primary classes
Average class size – All classes
Average class size – Prep
Average class size – Prep–2
Average class size – Years 3–6
22.0
19.2
20.5
23.2
22.1
19.4
20.7
23.2
22.2
19.4
20.8
23.3
22.2
19.4
20.9
23.4
22.3
19.5
20.9
23.5
Secondary English classes
Average class size – All classes
Average class size – Year 12
21.4
19.2
21.4
19.0
21.4
19.3
21.4
19.2
21.3
19.2
Source: DET February School Census
NB: Comparable interstate data is not readily available as class size is not part of the National Schools
Statistics Collection.
Regional summary – government schools
13. Schools, students, apparent retention rates (ARR) and class sizes by region,
February
Region
North-Eastern Victoria
North-Western Victoria
South-Eastern Victoria
South-Western Victoria
Total
Schools
390
341
397
400
1,528
February, 2015
Students
ARR
(FTE)
10–12 7–12
137,263.9 88.5
90.0
126,020.5 96.0
97.6
162,559.8 85.0
90.5
150,163.4 83.5
86.8
576,007.6 87.9
91.0
Feb, 2014
Feb, 2015
Average class size
P–2 All Prim P–2 All Prim
20.8
22.3
20.8
22.4
20.9
22.2
20.8
22.2
21.1
22.4
21.2
22.5
20.7
22.0
20.8
22.2
20.9
22.2
20.9
22.3
Source: DET February School Census
Source: DET Monthly Staffing Report
2.
Historical trend in numbers of government schools & students, February
Year
Number of
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Schools
1,539
1,537
1,529
1,526
1,528
Number of Students (FTE)
Primary
309,092.6
315,029.8
323,086.3
332,016.0
340,844.4
Secondary
221,728.4
219,754.6
219,168.8
219,542.7
221,458.1
Special
9,989.0
10,342.3
11,048.4
11,550.5
12,076.1
Language
1,182.0
1,309.0
1,380.0
2,004.0
1,629.0
Total
541,992.0
546,435.7
554,683.5
565,113.2
576,007.6
Source: DET February School Census
Compiled by Data Collections and Services (Tel: 9637 3225)
Performance and Evaluation Division
Available online at:
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/department/Pages/factsandfigures.aspx
July 2015
8.
Projected growth in school-aged population
International students (fee paying) in government schools
Year
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
At June 30th
3,041
2,731
2,905
3,169
3,575
Main countries of origin
China, Vietnam, Korea, India, Japan
China, Vietnam, Korea, India, Japan
China, Vietnam, Korea, India, Japan
China, Vietnam, India, Korea, Japan
China, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, India, Korea
14. Projected growth in Victorian school-aged population
Source: DET International Education Division OSP database, July 2015
NB: Figures have been updated to reflect the status of international students in the International Education
Division database as at 30 June of the current year. This update was due to a number of previously enrolled
fee-paying international students who have subsequently transferred into a fee-exempt category.
9.
VET in schools programs – certificate enrolments
Year
Government schools
Non-government schools
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
36,976
39,217
39,081
38,146
37,644
17,837
18,135
18,964
18,882
19,373
Total certificate enrolments
54,813
57,352
58,045
57,028
57,017
Source: VCAA
NB: Excludes students whose home enrolment is a non-school setting. Students may enrol in more than one
VET certificate.
Issue 2, 2015
Interstate comparisons including some key indicators
Year 12 attainment rates
Apparent retention rates
18. Young people successfully attaining Year 12 or equivalent (per cent)
23. Student–teacher ratios in government schools, August
(a) Per cent of young people (aged 19) who have successfully attained Year 12 or qualification at
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) 2 or above
Government schools
Primary
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Secondary
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
15. Year 10–12 apparent retention rates, August (per cent) Full-time students
Sector
Government
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
All schools
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Male
Female
NSW
Vic
Qld
76.7
77.0
75.7
78.9
79.8
70.8
73.0
70.7
71.1
72.5
74.9
74.8
76.6
78.7
80.6
82.1
82.0
81.2
83.1
84.1
80.5
87.9
74.5
76.7
75.5
75.8
77.5
74.0
81.0
81.0
81.8
82.2
84.0
85.9
84.2
87.6
SA
74.7
79.3
82.2
83.8
86.6
80.6
83.9
86.3
87.8
89.9
85.7
94.2
WA
72.1
72.3
75.0
79.3
87.0
76.5
76.4
77.8
81.0
85.9
82.9
89.2
Tas
NT
73.0
70.4
67.1
68.4
70.1
70.7
70.0
67.1
67.8
69.4
66.6
72.3
67.7
66.9
68.2
67.0
68.8
61.4
62.9
62.1
62.9
68.1
61.7
74.9
ACT
Australia
108.5
102.0
100.7
102.7
107.6
74.1
75.0
74.8
76.7
78.6
91.8
90.0
89.3
90.4
92.4
91.1
93.7
78.5
79.5
79.3
80.7
82.5
79.5
85.7
16. Year 7–12 apparent retention rates, August (per cent) Full-time students
Sector
Government
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
All schools
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Male
Female
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
Australia
Year
8-9
Year
9-10
Year
10-11
Year
11-12
2011
2012
2013
81.6
84.2
86.8
86.9
Source: VCAA, Higher Education and Skills Group administrative data, and ABS Estimated Resident Population
.
(b) Per cent of 20–24 year-olds who have attained Year 12 or a qualification at AQF 2 or above
Victoria
Australia
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
83.9
81.2
85.5
81.9
86.1
83.5
88.7
84.2
86.8
84.5
88.1
85.6
86.1
84.1
88.0
85.9
90.3
87.1
89.1
86.3
Source: ABS Survey of Education and Work (SEW)
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/6227.0.55.003May%202013?OpenDocument
NB: This is a nationally agreed measure and is sourced from a sample survey. A small movement in the year to
year result may not represent a real change but could be due to sampling errors. Therefore any comparison
across time needs to consider the 95% confidence interval associated with the measure.
19. Number of schools by sector, August 2014
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
Australia
2,165
918
3,083
1,524
693
2,217
1,232
483
1,715
525
196
721
775
301
1,076
192
65
257
152
38
190
86
44
130
6,651
2,738
9,389
74.7
76.6
77.2
80.4
82.5
75.8
76.4
78.5
80.2
82.9
75.2
81.3
84.2
87.4
90.9
73.5
74.8
77.1
82.1
95.8
72.9
69.6
67.8
69.8
69.2
60.0
63.7
62.1
56.5
61.3
107.2
100.6
104.7
104.4
112.6
73.1
74.7
75.8
78.3
81.0
72.5
74.6
75.0
76.7
78.1
74.1
82.2
81.1
82.0
82.2
83.7
85.2
81.1
89.6
82.5
83.0
83.7
85.2
87.1
84.9
89.4
81.9
86.3
88.8
90.6
93.0
88.0
98.4
78.3
78.4
79.5
82.2
89.3
85.9
93.1
71.0
69.8
67.6
68.7
68.4
65.7
71.2
53.0
55.3
55.6
55.8
59.6
54.1
65.3
90.8
89.4
89.8
91.6
94.6
94.1
95.2
78.0
79.3
79.9
81.6
83.6
80.0
87.4
Number of students
NSW
100.3
99.7
99.9
100.2
100.5
101.3
100.9
100.9
100.9
100.8
100.5
100.9
100.9
101.4
102.3
87.7
86.5
86.6
88.4
89.4
84.9
83.2
81.7
82.1
82.0
Vic
100.4
100.9
100.7
101.4
101.9
101.1
102.7
102.5
103.2
103.4
99.4
99.6
100.3
100.9
102.9
92.7
92.1
93.5
93.0
94.1
82.7
83.1
82.2
84.3
85.8
Qld
88.7
88.9
90.2
90.1
91.3
100.5
101.1
101.2
100.9
100.6
101.0
101.4
101.7
102.1
102.1
90.3
90.1
91.4
93.3
93.1
82.5
82.9
85.0
86.0
86.4
SA
93.3
93.5
92.0
94.2
94.4
101.1
101.0
101.4
101.1
100.5
102.6
103.1
103.9
104.1
103.5
103.3
102.2
103.1
105.6
107.1
75.5
76.8
80.4
81.3
82.1
WA
86.1
91.6
95.2
96.6
96.9
101.7
103.7
103.6
102.3
101.6
100.7
101.9
106.2
101.8
99.9
97.5
100.0
101.4
112.7
99.7
72.1
74.1
75.0
78.2
77.2
Tas
99.6
100.8
99.6
99.3
100.7
100.8
100.7
98.9
100.3
100.7
100.8
101.3
98.5
100.8
101.1
75.7
83.3
90.2
87.2
87.8
98.5
93.0
80.6
75.8
80.4
NT
97.6
94.5
96.1
93.5
93.1
95.4
93.8
94.8
94.7
94.7
100.9
98.5
97.3
94.4
97.9
93.7
89.9
88.9
91.1
89.7
72.5
71.5
75.8
75.3
75.5
ACT
101.8
101.1
101.0
101.3
99.8
100.7
100.5
101.4
102.4
102.9
102.2
100.7
102.3
103.9
102.7
122.9
122.2
128.2
132.5
129.4
86.9
83.0
82.4
80.1
81.2
Aust.
95.9
96.0
96.6
97.1
97.7
101.0
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.4
100.6
100.9
101.4
101.6
102.1
91.8
91.6
92.7
94.2
94.2
81.9
81.7
81.6
82.7
83.4
Source: ABS Schools Australia
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4221.02013?OpenDocument
NB: Apparent retention rates by single year (grade) are based on full time students only. Rates are expressed
as a percentage of a school education year level that progresses to the next year level. That is, the number of
students in a particular year level expressed as a percentage of the cohort of students in the previous year level
one year earlier. These figures are akin to transition rates from one school education year level to the next.
Source: ABS Schools Australia
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4221.02013?OpenDocument
20. Government and non-government full-time enrolments, August
Sector
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
Australia
233,839 57,331 29,084 34,484
124,530 23,510 10,247 25,811
358,369 80,841 39,331 60,295
2,282,357
1,204,522
3,486,879
2010
Govt
N-govt
Total
2011
Govt
N-govt
Total
2012
Govt
N-govt
Total
2013
Govt
N-govt
Total
2014
Govt
N-govt
Total
741,061
378,028
1,119,089
744,392
383,925
1,128,317
537,594
311,381
848,975
539,929
316,269
856,198
485,798
239,158
724,956
489,518
244,134
733,652
163,166
91,857
255,023
164,032
92,796
256,828
236,387 57,065 29,049 34,586
127,331 23,658 10,251 26,210
363,718 80,723 39,300 60,796
545,006
321,839
866,845
498,013
249,669
747,682
165,127
93,864
258,991
244,874 56,393 29,346 35,584
129,328 23,636 10,513 26,522
374,202 80,029 39,859 62,106
2,321,217
1,245,848
3,567,065
753,994
398,557
1,152,551
553,442
327,708
881,150
506,944
254,467
761,411
166,544
94,604
261,148
253,383 55,757 29,370 36,281
131,712 23,875 11,039 26,928
385,095 79,632 40,409 63,209
2,355,715
1,268,890
3,624,605
563,549
333,486
897,035
515,501
257,808
773,309
165,144
94,739
259,883
258,627 55,864 29,395 37,205
133,183 24,034 11,252 27,237
391,810 79,898 40,647 64,442
Prim 2011–12
Prim 2012–13
%Diff Nat Average*
Sec 2011–12
Sec 2012–13
SA
15.3
14.9
14.9
14.9
14.9
13.0
13.4
13.2
13.2
13.1
WA
15.4
15.6
15.9
15.8
16.2
11.2
11.4
11.7
12.0
12.6
Tas
14.3
14.3
14.5
14.6
14.8
13.1
13.0
13.1
13.2
13.1
NT
12.2
11.8
11.5
12.1
12.2
11.0
10.5
10.3
11.0
11.5
ACT
13.5
13.7
13.8
13.1
13.3
11.5
11.8
11.8
11.9
12.1
Aust
15.4
15.3
15.2
15.4
15.4
12.3
12.2
12.3
12.4
12.5
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
ACT
NT
Aust
14,353 11,954 13,508 15,826 14,735 14,456 18,189 20,312 13,957
13,943 11,928 13,341 15,848 14,229 14,654 18,123 20,777 13,763
1.3% -13.3% -3.1% 15.1% 3.4%
6.5% 31.7% 51.0%
17,021 15,276 17,063 23,083 16,390 17,044 21,946 25,321 17,241
16,346 15,166 16,459 22,966 16,039 16,989 21,934 26,104 16,852
-3.0% -10.0% -2.3% 36.3% -4.8% 0.8% 30.1% 54.9%
%Diff Nat Average*
Source: Report on Government Services 2015 www.pc.gov.au/gsp/reports/rogs
NB: #Real dollars are previous year’s expenditure in current year’s dollars after basing expenditure on the ABS
GDP price deflator 2012–13=100. Recent volatility in the GDP deflator series affects annual movements of real
expenditure. Schools’ data are total government expenditure on government schools divided by two year
average FTE student population in 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. *Percentage difference between state/territory
result and national average expenditure for 2012-13.
Student achievement – literacy and numeracy (NAPLAN)
25. Per cent achieving national minimum standard, 2014
Year 3
Reading
Writing
Numeracy
Year 5
Reading
Writing
Numeracy
Year 7
Reading
2,387,529
1,286,236
3,673,765
Writing
Numeracy
21. Full-time students in government sector, August (per cent)
NSW
Qld
15.4
15.3
15.4
15.8
15.3
12.6
12.5
12.5
12.6
12.5
Expenditure on school education
Source: ABS, Schools Australia
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4221.02013?OpenDocument
Year
Vic
15.6
15.4
15.0
15.3
15.3
11.8
11.7
11.9
12.2
12.5
Source: ABS Schools Australia
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4221.02013?OpenDocument
2,294,958
1,224,574
3,519,532
746,874
390,477
1,137,351
762,244
404,497
1,166,741
NSW
15.7
15.5
15.5
15.5
15.6
12.5
12.5
12.4
12.3
12.4
24. Real# (in-school) per student expenditure by state ($) – government schools
Number of schools
68.4
70.5
70.5
72.7
74.0
17. All schools, August (per cent) Full-time students
Year
7-8
2010
81.2
Government
Non-government
Total
Apparent retention rates by single year (grade)range
Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2009
Sector
Source: ABS Schools Australia
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4221.02013?OpenDocument
NB: ABS Years 10–12 and 7–12 apparent retention rates refer to Year 12 enrolment of students in full-time
school education expressed as a proportion of Year 10/7 enrolments two/five years earlier. DET calculates its
retention rate on an FTE basis. Note that apparent retention rates calculated for February are higher than for
August as a number of Year 12 students leave during the year.
Range
Victoria
Student - teacher ratios
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
ACT
NT
Aust
94.7
94.6
93.4
91.8
91.8
92.1
95.4
67.0
93.5
±0.3%
±0.4%
±0.5%
±0.7%
±0.9%
±1.1%
±1.1%
±6.6%
±0.2%
94.8
95.2
93.1
93.2
91.8
93.4
94.9
67.7
93.8
±0.3%
±0.4%
±0.5%
±0.7%
±0.9%
±0.9%
±1.2%
±6.7%
±0.2%
95.4
95.5
94.6
93.8
93.2
94.5
96.5
73.0
94.6
±0.3%
±0.4%
±0.4%
±0.6%
±0.8%
±0.8%
±1.0%
±6.2%
±0.2%
93.7
94.2
92.8
91.2
91.6
91.3
95.6
66.4
92.9
±0.4%
±0.5%
±0.5%
±0.8%
±0.9%
±1.3%
±1.0%
±7.0%
±0.2%
91.7
93.2
87.4
89.8
87.1
89.0
92.8
59.9
90.2
±0.4%
±0.5%
±0.7%
±0.9%
±1.2%
±1.4%
±1.5%
±6.9%
±0.3%
94.3
94.7
93.1
92.2
91.8
92.6
95.9
68.2
93.5
±0.3%
±0.4%
±0.5%
±0.7%
±0.9%
±1.2%
±0.9%
±6.6%
±0.2%
95.4
95.6
94.4
94.8
95.0
94.7
96.5
69.1
94.9
±0.4%
±0.5%
±0.5%
±0.7%
±0.7%
±1.3%
±1.5%
±9.2%
±0.3%
89.0
90.5
85.8
89.5
88.1
86.8
90.7
56.2
88.5
±0.7%
±0.8%
±0.9%
±1.0%
±1.1%
±2.1%
±2.5%
±9.8%
±0.4%
95.5
95.5
95.3
95.4
94.8
94.8
96.3
74.4
95.1
±0.4%
±0.5%
±0.5%
±0.6%
±0.7%
±1.2%
±1.5%
±7.9%
±0.2%
92.6
92.3
91.3
92.9
90.3
90.5
93.9
68.8
92.1
±0.6%
±0.6%
±0.8%
±1.0%
±1.6%
±1.8%
±1.9%
±9.1%
±0.4%
80.8
85.4
79.4
85.4
79.7
79.2
83.8
53.3
81.8
±1.2%
±1.0%
±1.3%
±1.6%
±2.5%
±2.9%
±3.5%
±9.3%
±0.6%
94.5
94.8
94.2
94.7
92.6
93.5
94.9
74.2
94.1
±0.5%
±0.6%
±0.6%
±0.9%
±1.4%
±1.4%
±1.7%
±7.8%
±0.3%
Year 9
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
Australia
2010
66.2
63.3
2011
66.0
63.1
62.9
65.7
2012
62.8
65.4
2013
62.8
65.3
2014
-0.1
0.0
Difference*
2006–2007
Source:
ABS Schools Australia
67.0
66.7
66.6
66.6
66.7
0.1
64.0
63.9
63.8
63.8
63.5
-0.3
65.3
65.0
65.4
65.8
66.0
0.2
70.9
70.7
70.5
70.0
69.9
-0.1
73.9
73.9
73.6
72.7
72.3
-0.4
57.2
56.9
57.3
57.4
57.7
0.3
65.5
65.2
65.1
65.0
65.0
0.0
Reading
Writing
Numeracy
Source: ACARA National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) National Report, 2014
http://www.nap.edu.au/verve/_resources/National_Assessment_Program_Literacy_and_Numeracy_national_report_for_2014.pdf
NB: Shaded cells = similar to or above the national total that met the national minimum standard. National literacy
and numeracy data are subject to measurement error. Care should be taken when making comparisons between
states and territories.
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4221.02013?OpenDocument
* Difference reflects the percentage point difference between the 2014 and 2013 rate.
26. Victorian data – student cohort groups: per cent achieving national
minimum standard, 2014
Staffing details
22. Number (FTE) of teachers in government sector, August
Year
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
52,285.3
52,802.0
53,134.7
53,907.2
53,904.4
39,155.4
39,757.5
40,396.7
39,960.1
40,254.9
34,233.2
34,631.5
35,173.0
35,180.9
36,490.2
11,535.7
11,581.8
11,696.0
11,796.4
11,738.4
16,988.9
16,947.6
17,155.6
17,595.9
17,379.2
4,261.4
4,264.6
4,163.9
4,046.8
4,034.4
2,481.8
2,579.5
2,667.3
2,518.8
2,468.8
ACT Australia
2,755.7
2,707.8
2,764.7
2,897.2
2,928.8
163,697.4
165,272.3
167,151.9
167,903.3
169,199.1
Source: ABS Schools Australia
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4221.02013?OpenDocument
NB: The ABS has specific definitions for counting teachers. This excludes teachers not in schools or ancillary
education establishments, those on more than four weeks leave and casual relief teachers. The above data is
used in the calculation of student–teacher ratios.
Cohort
Group
Male
Female
Indigenous
LBOTE
Year 3
93.1
Reading
Year 5 Year 7
92.5
94.2
Year 9
91.4
Year 3
93.3
Writing
Year 5 Year 7
90.4
86.4
Year 9
79.6
Year 3
94.6
Numeracy
Year 5 Year 7
94.0
95.0
Year 9
94.5
±0.6%
±0.7%
±0.7%
±0.9%
±0.6%
±0.7%
±1.1%
±1.6%
±0.6%
±0.6%
±0.7%
±0.7%
96.2
96.1
97.0
95.2
97.1
96.2
94.9
91.3
96.4
95.4
96.0
95.0
±0.3%
±0.4%
±0.4%
±0.5%
±0.3%
±0.4%
±0.6%
±0.8%
±0.3%
±0.4%
±0.5%
±0.6%
85.3
82.9
84.3
81.8
88.4
79.3
68.9
62.1
88.5
84.8
83.6
83.3
±2.7%
±2.9%
±2.9%
±3.2%
±2.4%
±3.0%
±3.9%
±4.1%
±3.0%
±2.6%
±3.1%
±3.0%
92.9
91.7
94.0
91.3
93.9
92.7
90.5
85.7
93.7
93.0
94.7
94.1
±0.8%
±0.8%
±1.1%
±1.3%
±0.7%
±0.8%
±1.2%
±1.7%
±0.7%
±0.8%
±1.0%
±1.0%
Source: ACARA National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) National Report, 2014
http://www.nap.edu.au/verve/_resources/National_Assessment_Program_Literacy_and_Numeracy_national_report_for_2014.pdf
NB: Shaded cells = Similar to or above the national total that met the national minimum standard. National literacy and
numeracy data are subject to measurement error.
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