| Nil | rounded to zero or suppressed |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACARA | Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ACR | Apparent Continuation Rate |
| AEEYSOC | Australian Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs Senior Officials Committee |
| ANR | National Report on Schooling (in Australia) |
| APR | Apparent Progression Rate |
| ARR | Apparent Retention Rate |
| Aust. | Australia |
| cat. no. | Catalogue number |
| Cath | Catholic |
| DCM | Data Collection Manual |
| DEEWR | Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| FT | Full-time |
| FTE | Full-time equivalent |
| Gov | Government |
| Ind | Independent |
| MCEECDYA | Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs |
| NEA | National Education Agreement |
| NIT | Notes, Instructions and Tabulations manual |
| no. | Number |
| Non-gov | Non-government |
| NSSC | National Schools Statistics Collection |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| PT | Part-time |
| Qld | Queensland |
| r | Revised since previous publication |
| RoGS | Report on Government Services |
| SA | South Australia |
| SCSEED | Standing Council for School Education and Early Childhood |
| SDSG | Schools Data Subgroup |
| SPR | School Participation Rate |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |
| Vic | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |