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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 | 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 |
| % | 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 |
| % | 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) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| % | 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.
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