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Source
Tas. value
Aust. value
2006
Year 10 to year 12 apparent retention rate (full-time students)
65.0%
76.1%
2005
Reading - % of year 5 students reaching national benchmarks(a)(b)
MCEETYA
92.8%
87.5%
Writing - % of year 5 students reaching national benchmarks(a)(b)
MCEETYA
90.1%
93.3%
Numeracy - % of year 5 students reaching national benchmarks(a)(b)
MCEETYA
89.1%
90.8%
(a) The achievement percentages reported in this table are subject to error and have 95% confidence intervals of less than 2% difference. For example, for Tasmanian students reaching the reading benchmark, there is a 95% chance that the true percentage lies between 91.7% and 93.9%.
(b) Students who were absent or withdrawn from testing are not classified as assessed students and are not included in the benchmark calculations. The proportion of absent and withdrawn students varies considerably across jurisdictions, hence caution should be exercised when comparing results.

More Detailed Source Information
Schools, Australia (cat. no. 4221.0)
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA):http://www.mceetya.edu.au/mceetya/