PARTICIPANTS |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(b) | ACT | Aust. |
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School students(c) | '000 | 2001 | 1,099 | 809 | 611 | 249 | 319 | 83 | 37 | 61 | 3,268 |
Students in government schools(c) | % | 2001 | 68.7 | 65.8 | 71.2 | 69.3 | 70.3 | 74.9 | 77.2 | 62.6 | 68.8 |
Females - of all Year 11 and 12 students(c) | % | 2001 | 52.2 | 52.4 | 50.8 | 51.7 | 51.1 | 53.0 | 53.4 | 49.7 | 51.8 |
Year 12 apparent retention rate - males(c) | % | 2001 | 63.0 | 72.2 | 74.9 | 60.4 | 67.0 | 63.6 | 44.1 | 87.5 | 68.1 |
Year 12 apparent retention rate - females(c) | % | 2001 | 73.7 | 86.7 | 83.2 | 72.5 | 77.3 | 73.9 | 57.9 | 91.2 | 79.1 |
Education participation of 15-19 year olds - of all 15-19 year olds(d) | % | 2001 | 80.1 | 83.5 | 70.4 | 73.7 | 70.0 | 73.9 | 73.2 | 82.4 | 77.4 |
Education participation of 20-24 year olds - of all 20-24 year olds(d) | % | 2001 | 38.2 | 37.9 | 30.0 | 28.2 | 30.6 | 28.1 | 16.6 | 39.8 | 34.8 |
Vocational Education and Training (VET) students | '000 | 2000 | 641.1 | 468.6 | 286.8 | 146.2 | 129.9 | 34.2 | 22.4 | 20.2 | 1,749.4 |
Females-of all VET students | % | 2000 | 51.0 | 47.6 | 48.8 | 48.3 | 47.4 | 45.3 | 46.9 | 48.0 | 49.0 |
15-24 year olds studying VET(d) | % | 2001 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 12.3 | *5.6 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
Higher education students(e) | '000 | 2001 | 231.6 | 193.8 | 135.7 | 50.9 | 66.6 | 13.2 | 4.7 | 19.9 | 726.2 |
Females - of all higher education students(e) | % | 2001 | 54.8 | 54.1 | 54.7 | 57.2 | 56.7 | 50.7 | 65.0 | 51.6 | 55.0 |
Overseas students - of all higher education students(d)(e) | % | 2001 | 14.5 | 18.7 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 13.3 | 15.5 |
15-24 year olds studying higher education(d) | % | 2001 | 17.7 | 21.8 | 18.3 | 13.4 | 17.8 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 20.4 | 18.4 |
Apprentices and trainees | '000 | 2001 | 92.5 | 98.4 | 54.6 | 32.6 | 18.7 | 12.0 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 316.2 |
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EDUCATION OUTCOMES |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(b) | ACT | Aust. |
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With non-school educational qualifications - of all aged 15-64(f)(g) | % | 2001 | 49.2 | 46.5 | 45.4 | 43.5 | 48.4 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 56.7 | 47.2 |
| % | 2001 | 17.9 | 19.0 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 16.2 | 11.6 | 15.8 | 29.3 | 17.0 |
Advanced diploma and diploma or below
| % | 2001 | 31.3 | 27.5 | 31.1 | 29.8 | 32.2 | 31.4 | 30.3 | 27.4 | 30.2 |
Females - of all with non-school educational qualifications
| % | 2001 | 47.4 | 43.6 | 41.3 | 39.8 | 45.3 | 39.5 | 39.3 | 54.6 | 44.4 |
With non-school educational qualifications - of all aged 25-64(f)(g) | % | 2001 | 55.5 | 52.8 | 50.7 | 48.9 | 54.7 | 48.9 | 51.3 | 65.8 | 53.3 |
| % | 2001 | 20.6 | 22.1 | 16.4 | 15.7 | 18.9 | 13.9 | 18.5 | 35.1 | 19.7 |
Advanced diploma and diploma or below
| % | 2001 | 34.9 | 30.7 | 34.3 | 33.2 | 35.8 | 35.0 | 32.9 | 30.7 | 33.6 |
Higher education students completing courses | '000 | 2000 | 53.9 | 46.6 | 28.3 | 11.7 | 17.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 170.1 |
Without non-school educational qualifications - of all aged 15-64(f) | % | 2001 | 50.8 | 53.5 | 54.6 | 56.5 | 51.6 | 57.0 | 54.0 | 43.3 | 52.8 |
Did not complete highest level of secondary school
| % | 2001 | 34.7 | 36.0 | 37.4 | 41.7 | 34.8 | 45.5 | 37.9 | 21.8 | 36.1 |
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LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES |
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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 non-school educational qualifications(f) | % | 2001 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | *2.3 | 3.1 | 4.6 |
| % | 2001 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | *1.7 | **1.9 | *1.7 | 2.8 |
Advanced diploma and diploma or below
| % | 2001 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | *2.6 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
Without non-school educational qualifications(f) | % | 2001 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 9.6 |
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HUMAN RESOURCES |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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School student/teaching staff ratio | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ratio | 2001 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
| ratio | 2001 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 14.8 |
| ratio | 2001 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 14.4 | 17.5 | 17.0 |
| ratio | 2001 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 12.5 | 12.4 |
Females - of all primary school teachers | % | 2001 | 80.0 | 79.5 | 77.3 | 75.4 | 76.9 | 78.4 | 81.5 | 83.5 | 78.7 |
Females - of all secondary school teachers | % | 2001 | 55.0 | 56.2 | 56.1 | 48.9 | 51.3 | 53.9 | 60.7 | 60.8 | 54.9 |
Females - of all higher education academic staff(h) | % | 2000 | 34.4 | 38.5 | 35.3 | 34.2 | 36.1 | 25.9 | 40.4 | 26.7 | 34.1 |
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PROVIDERS |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Schools | no. | 2001 | 3,092 | 2,321 | 1,721 | 811 | 1,052 | 281 | 181 | 137 | 9,596 |
Government schools - of all schools | % | 2001 | 70.7 | 70.0 | 75.1 | 75.3 | 73.1 | 76.2 | 82.3 | 69.3 | 72.3 |
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