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State summary tables
PARTICIPATION
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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School students | '000 | 1996 | 1,065.3 | 776.5 | 567.1 | 246.2 | 306.8 | 84.2 | 35.5 | 61.4 | 3,143 |
VET students | '000 | 1995 | 454.3 | 367.8 | 194.5 | 95.0 | 109.2 | 21.7 | 11.5 | 18.8 | 1,272.7 |
Higher education students(a) | '000 | 1996 | 195.2 | 175.0 | 108.2 | 47.9 | 61.4 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 634.1 |
Year 12 apparent retention rate | % | 1996 | 67.7 | 75.3 | 76.5 | 68.4 | 70.7 | 53.1 | 41 | 91.3 | 71.3 |
Aged 15-24 (of all aged 15-24) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Participating in any education | % | 1996 | 51.5 | 53.3 | 47.2 | 49.2 | 46.0 | 43.5 | 50.2 | 57.4 | 50.3 |
Participating in TAFE | % | 1996 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 10.9 | 6.4 | *3.9 | 6.7 | 9.6 |
Participating in higher education | % | 1996 | 14.3 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 9.9 | 21.4 | 23.3 | 15.5 |
Women aged 15-24 participating in tertiary education (of all tertiary students aged 15-24) | % | 1996 | 43.8 | 47.5 | 50.5 | 50.1 | 51.5 | 49.7 | *56.3 | 55.7 | 47.7 |
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(a) State totals exclude students of the Australian Catholic University which has campuses in more than one State.
Reference periods: Schools data are at August. TAFE data comprise enrolments in the calendar year to 31 December. Higher education data are at 31 March. ATTAINMENT
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Aged 15-64 with post-school qualifications (of all aged 15-64)(b) | % | 1996 | 45.7 | 40.8 | 39.1 | 39.2 | 42.7 | 36.3 | 41.1 | 53.0 | 42.3 |
Degree or higher | % | 1996 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 12.8 | 26.2 | 12.8 |
Skilled vocational qualification | % | 1996 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 9.7 | 14.1 |
Undergraduate or associate diploma | % | 1996 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 8.8 |
Basic vocational qualification | % | 1996 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 |
Aged 15-64 and did not complete highest level of secondary school (of all people aged 15-64)(b) | % | 1996 | 32.6 | 35.1 | 37.5 | 37.4 | 34.8 | 41.0 | 37.3 | 18.3 | 34.7 |
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(b) From 1993 figures refer to participation in courses leading to recognised qualifications only.
EDUCATION AND WORK
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Unemployment rate (aged 15-64) | | | | | | | | | | | |
With degree or higher | % | 1996 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 5.1 | *2.7 | *3.5 | *1.8 | *2.2 | 3.8 |
With skilled vocational qualification | % | 1996 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 | *4.1 | *4.3 | 7.6 | 5.5 |
With undergraduate or associate diploma | % | 1996 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 | *4.6 | *3.3 | *3.6 | *7.0 | *6.7 | 5.2 |
With basic vocational qualifications | % | 1996 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 13.9 | 11.4 | *6.4 | *10.0 | *0.0 | *7.7 | 8.6 |
Without post-school qualifications | % | 1996 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
Apprentices | '000 | 1996 | 47.1 | 26.0 | 25.3 | 8.6 | 15.4 | 2.5 | *0.5 | *0.9 | 126.3 |
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Reference periods: Apprentice data are at May.SERVICES
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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School student/teacher ratio | no. | 1996 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 15.4 |
Government schools | no. | 1996 | 2,186 | 1,700 | 1,314 | 651 | 764 | 229 | 145 | 99 | 7,088 |
Non-government schools | no. | 1996 | 867 | 679 | 410 | 194 | 255 | 70 | 27 | 40 | 2,542 |
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Reference periods: Schools data are at August.
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