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 | 1993 | 1,052.1 | 777.6 | 543.7 | 247.2 | 296.7 | 85.8 | 33.9 | 61.4 | 3,098.4 |
| TAFE students | '000 | 1993 | 372.2 | 348.6 | 189.8 | 88.3 | 72.4 | 22.4 | 10.7 | 17.0 | 1,121.4 |
| Higher education students(a) | '000 | 1994 | 178.0 | 163.9 | 97.0 | 45.0 | 56.4 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 20.2 | 585.4 |
| Year 12 apparent retention rate | % | 1993 | 70.6 | 79.1 | 82.9 | 86.3 | 75.6 | 60.6 | 47.5 | 94.2 | 76.6 |
| Aged 15-24 years (of all aged 15-24 years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Participating in any education
| % | 1994 | 50.2 | 52.5 | 43.9 | 42.6 | 44.5 | 44.6 | 42.5 | 55.3 | 48.4 |
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| % | 1994 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 7.9 | 8.6 |
Participating in higher education
| % | 1994 | 14.1 | 17.4 | 15.1 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 21.0 | 14.9 |
| Women aged 15-24 years participating in tertiary education (of all tertiary students aged 15-24 years) | % | 1994 | 49.2 | 48.4 | 50.0 | 49.7 | 48.5 | 44.2 | 54.4 | 44.0 | 48.9 |
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ATTAINMENT
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 | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Aged 15-69 years with post-school qualifications (of all aged 15-69 years) | % | 1994 | 43.7 | 38.1 | 36.9 | 38.2 | 42.1 | 36.7 | 37.1 | 48.9 | 40.3 |
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| % | 1994 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 21.6 | 11.0 |
Skilled vocational qualification
| % | 1994 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 10.5 | 14.0 |
Undergraduate or associate diploma
| % | 1994 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 8.9 |
Basic vocational qualification
| % | 1994 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Aged 15-69 years and did not complete highest level of secondary school (of all aged 15-69 years) | % | 1994 | 36.0 | 38.9 | 41.4 | 40.5 | 36.4 | 32.5 | 43.3 | 21.7 | 37.8 |
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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 15-69 years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| % | 1994 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
With skilled vocational qualification
| % | 1994 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 7.7 |
With undergraduate or associate diploma
| % | 1994 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
With basic vocational qualification
| % | 1994 | 10.2 | 14.0 | 10.8 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 11.4 |
Without post-school qualifications
| % | 1994 | 14.8 | 16.3 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 15.4 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 14.6 |
| Trainees | '000 | 1994 | 44.8 | 30.0 | 26.4 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 129.9 |
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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. | 1993 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
| Government schools | no. | 1993 | 2,184 | 1,934 | 1,326 | 677 | 766 | 237 | 146 | 96 | 7,366 |
| Non-government schools | no. | 1993 | 851 | 683 | 403 | 184 | 249 | 65 | 26 | 38 | 2,499 |
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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 July. TAFE data comprise enrolments in the calendar year to 31 December. Higher education data are at 31 March. Trainees data are at 30 September.
This page last updated 2 June 2006