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17 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT TEACHING STAFF (a)(b), By category of school |
|  |
 | PRIMARY | SECONDARY | TOTAL |  |
 | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons |  |
 | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. |  |
GOVERNMENT |  |
|  |
1997 | 18 367 | 59 290 | 77 657 | 32 190 | 35 690 | 67 879 | 50 557 | 94 980 | 145 536 |  |
2002 | 17 562 | 65 794 | 83 356 | 31 375 | 38 509 | 69 884 | 48 937 | 104 303 | 153 240 |  |
2005 | 17 260 | 67 970 | 85 229 | 31 365 | 39 969 | 71 334 | 48 625 | 107 939 | 156 564 |  |
2006 | 17 439 | 68 930 | 86 368 | 30 957 | 40 869 | 71 826 | 48 396 | 109 798 | 158 194 |  |
2007 | 17 293 | 70 848 | 88 142 | 30 920 | 41 730 | 72 650 | 48 213 | 112 578 | 160 791 |  |
NON-GOVERNMENT |  |
|  |
1997 | 5 611 | 20 506 | 26 117 | 16 218 | 19 189 | 35 406 | 21 828 | 39 695 | 61 523 |  |
2002 | 6 345 | 24 842 | 31 187 | 18 529 | 22 655 | 41 184 | 24 874 | 47 497 | 72 371 |  |
2005 | 6 918 | 26 999 | 33 917 | 20 001 | 25 313 | 45 313 | 26 919 | 52 311 | 79 231 |  |
2006 | 7 030 | 27 817 | 34 847 | 20 497 | 26 102 | 46 598 | 27 527 | 53 918 | 81 445 |  |
2007 | 7 132 | 28 492 | 35 624 | 21 143 | 26 799 | 47 943 | 28 276 | 55 291 | 83 567 |  |
ALL FTE TEACHING STAFF |  |
|  |
1997 | 23 978 | 79 796 | 103 774 | 48 407 | 54 878 | 103 285 | 72 385 | 134 674 | 207 059 |  |
2002 | 23 907 | 90 636 | 114 543 | 49 904 | 61 165 | 111 068 | 73 810 | 151 801 | 225 611 |  |
2005 | 24 178 | 94 969 | 119 147 | 51 366 | 65 282 | 116 648 | 75 544 | 160 250 | 235 794 |  |
2006 | 24 469 | 96 746 | 121 215 | 51 454 | 66 970 | 118 424 | 75 923 | 163 716 | 239 639 |  |
2007 | 24 426 | 99 340 | 123 766 | 52 063 | 68 529 | 120 592 | 76 489 | 167 869 | 244 358 |  |
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(a) See Glossary for details of the calculation of full-time equivalent teaching staff. |
(b) For a definition of teaching staff, see Glossary. |
18 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT TEACHING STAFF (a)(b), By level of school education |
|  |
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Australia |  |
 |  | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. |  |
MALES |  |
|  |
Primary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 7 321 | 5 399 | 5 045 | 2 342 | 2 638 | 613 | 337 | 284 | 23 978 |  |
 | 2002 | 7 047 | 5 556 | 5 288 | 2 239 | 2 552 | 609 | 295 | 320 | 23 907 |  |
 | 2005 | 7 030 | 5 637 | 5 343 | 2 270 | 2 609 | 599 | 334 | 355 | 24 178 |  |
 | 2006 | 7 025 | 5 707 | 5 424 | 2 271 | 2 748 | 599 | 342 | 353 | 24 469 |  |
 | 2007 | 6 953 | 5 813 | 5 439 | 2 274 | 2 670 | 583 | 320 | 373 | 24 426 |  |
Secondary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 16 778 | 12 662 | 7 825 | 3 789 | 4 696 | 1 399 | 407 | 850 | 48 407 |  |
 | 2002 | 17 211 | 12 815 | 8 366 | 3 818 | 5 028 | 1 313 | 445 | 908 | 49 904 |  |
 | 2005 | 17 840 | 13 262 | 8 704 | 3 821 | 5 065 | 1 299 | 457 | 918 | 51 366 |  |
 | 2006 | 17 869 | 13 435 | 8 792 | 3 778 | 4 906 | 1 296 | 469 | 910 | 51 454 |  |
 | 2007 | 17 774 | 13 684 | 9 070 | 3 733 | 5 130 | 1 309 | 469 | 895 | 52 063 |  |
FEMALES |  |
|  |
Primary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 26 458 | 18 684 | 14 981 | 6 819 | 7 903 | 2 182 | 1 344 | 1 426 | 79 796 |  |
 | 2002 | 28 819 | 22 051 | 18 284 | 7 072 | 9 108 | 2 247 | 1 443 | 1 612 | 90 636 |  |
 | 2005 | 29 995 | 22 687 | 19 473 | 7 401 | 10 005 | 2 253 | 1 435 | 1 721 | 94 969 |  |
 | 2006 | 30 786 | 22 993 | 19 916 | 7 605 | 10 022 | 2 244 | 1 464 | 1 718 | 96 746 |  |
 | 2007 | 30 854 | 23 365 | 21 363 | 7 637 | 10 670 | 2 258 | 1 487 | 1 707 | 99 340 |  |
Secondary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 19 251 | 14 837 | 9 158 | 3 441 | 4 747 | 1 544 | 552 | 1 347 | 54 878 |  |
 | 2002 | 21 236 | 16 641 | 10 515 | 3 718 | 5 503 | 1 526 | 644 | 1 383 | 61 165 |  |
 | 2005 | 22 122 | 18 162 | 11 543 | 3 931 | 5 838 | 1 598 | 684 | 1 405 | 65 282 |  |
 | 2006 | 22 479 | 18 718 | 11 914 | 4 119 | 5 982 | 1 639 | 699 | 1 419 | 66 970 |  |
 | 2007 | 22 655 | 19 275 | 12 354 | 4 215 | 6 279 | 1 650 | 709 | 1 393 | 68 529 |  |
PERSONS |  |
|  |
Primary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 33 779 | 24 083 | 20 026 | 9 161 | 10 541 | 2 795 | 1 680 | 1 710 | 103 774 |  |
 | 2002 | 35 866 | 27 608 | 23 573 | 9 311 | 11 660 | 2 856 | 1 738 | 1 932 | 114 543 |  |
 | 2005 | 37 025 | 28 324 | 24 815 | 9 671 | 12 614 | 2 852 | 1 769 | 2 077 | 119 147 |  |
 | 2006 | 37 812 | 28 700 | 25 340 | 9 876 | 12 769 | 2 843 | 1 807 | 2 070 | 121 215 |  |
 | 2007 | 37 807 | 29 178 | 26 802 | 9 911 | 13 340 | 2 841 | 1 807 | 2 080 | 123 766 |  |
Secondary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 36 029 | 27 499 | 16 984 | 7 230 | 9 443 | 2 944 | 960 | 2 197 | 103 285 |  |
 | 2002 | 38 447 | 29 456 | 18 880 | 7 536 | 10 531 | 2 839 | 1 089 | 2 291 | 111 068 |  |
 | 2005 | 39 962 | 31 424 | 20 247 | 7 752 | 10 903 | 2 897 | 1 141 | 2 323 | 116 648 |  |
 | 2006 | 40 348 | 32 153 | 20 706 | 7 897 | 10 887 | 2 935 | 1 169 | 2 329 | 118 424 |  |
 | 2007 | 40 429 | 32 959 | 21 424 | 7 947 | 11 409 | 2 959 | 1 178 | 2 289 | 120 592 |  |
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(a) See Glossary for details of the calculation of full-time equivalent teaching staff. |
(b) For a definition of teaching staff, see Glossary. |
19 SCHOOL PARTICIPATION RATES(a), Full-time students aged 14-19 years |
|  |
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA(b) | Tas.(c) | NT | ACT(d)(e) | Australia |  |
Age at 1 July | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |  |
|  |
14 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.6 | 98.5 | 99.1 | 97.6 | 92.0 | 105.2 | 98.1 |  |
 | 2002 | 96.6 | 97.6 | 97.3 | 97.4 | 98.1 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 106.3 | 97.3 |  |
 | 2005 | 97.4 | 98.4 | 97.1 | 98.0 | 99.1 | 98.3 | 85.1 | 111.0 | 97.9 |  |
 | 2006 | 97.0 | 98.7 | 96.4 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 100.5 | 85.7 | 110.6 | 97.7 |  |
 | 2007 | 97.8 | 99.3 | 97.5 | 99.1 | 98.0 | 99.6 | 83.8 | 112.7 | 98.2 |  |
15 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 93.2 | 95.7 | 90.5 | 92.5 | 92.1 | 98.4 | 78.6 | 105.0 | 93.3 |  |
 | 2002 | 92.3 | 94.7 | 91.3 | 92.7 | 90.8 | 99.1 | 77.3 | 104.5 | 92.8 |  |
 | 2005 | 93.5 | 95.7 | 90.7 | 95.5 | 92.0 | 99.2 | 80.1 | 106.9 | 93.6 |  |
 | 2006 | 93.5 | 96.0 | 91.3 | 95.8 | 94.7 | 98.5 | 79.1 | 109.9 | 94.2 |  |
 | 2007 | 93.1 | 96.0 | 91.9 | 96.9 | 93.4 | 100.5 | 79.5 | 108.9 | 94.1 |  |
16 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 78.5 | 87.5 | 79.5 | 81.9 | 74.8 | 74.9 | 66.7 | 99.2 | 80.9 |  |
 | 2002 | 77.7 | 87.0 | 82.0 | 81.7 | 76.7 | 81.4 | 67.3 | 102.0 | 81.4 |  |
 | 2005 | 78.9 | 87.0 | 80.8 | 84.6 | 77.4 | 85.1 | 66.9 | 101.0 | 81.9 |  |
 | 2006 | 80.0 | 89.1 | 80.8 | 85.4 | 79.6 | 85.3 | 65.8 | 102.6 | 83.0 |  |
 | 2007 | 80.0 | 89.4 | 81.6 | 87.6 | 79.3 | 84.7 | 65.5 | 104.4 | 83.4 |  |
17 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 65.8 | 75.0 | 48.2 | 52.8 | 40.4 | 55.8 | 39.4 | 89.2 | 61.0 |  |
 | 2002 | 66.9 | 76.8 | 51.1 | 60.1 | 41.9 | 63.4 | 44.4 | 89.8 | 63.2 |  |
 | 2005 | 67.8 | 75.8 | 49.0 | 62.9 | 42.1 | 63.6 | 45.0 | 88.5 | 63.0 |  |
 | 2006 | 67.6 | 76.8 | 48.0 | 64.0 | 40.7 | 63.4 | 45.8 | 90.5 | 62.9 |  |
 | 2007 | 67.7 | 78.2 | 47.8 | 64.8 | 40.2 | 63.3 | 44.9 | 90.6 | 63.1 |  |
18 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 27.8 | 12.1 |  |
 | 2002 | 14.9 | 20.1 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 15.6 | 12.6 | 25.1 | 13.3 |  |
 | 2005 | 14.8 | 20.9 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 22.6 | 11.9 | 24.2 | 13.3 |  |
 | 2006 | 15.0 | 22.0 | 4.9 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 25.1 | 10.5 | 23.7 | 13.6 |  |
 | 2007 | 15.1 | 22.3 | 4.9 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 25.5 | 11.4 | 22.9 | 13.6 |  |
19 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 |  |
 | 2002 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 |  |
 | 2005 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |  |
 | 2006 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |  |
 | 2007 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |  |
Average age of full-time Year 12 students(f) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2007 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 17.7 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.1 |  |
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(a) See Gossary for details of the calculation of school age participation rates. |
(b) Data in WA have been affected by changes in scope and coverage over time. See Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 7 and 8, for further details. |
(c) See Explanatory Notes, paragraph 10, for details on changes to Tasmanian admissions policy affecting participation rates of 18 year olds. |
(d) Some ACT rates exceed 100%, largely as a result of NSW residents from surrounding areas enrolling in ACT schools. |
(e) School students in Jervis Bay are included in the ACT student totals for these rates (numerator), however Jervis Bay is classified under 'Other territories' in the Estimated Resident Population series and is only included in Australian totals for the denominator. |
(f) Approximation based on student's age (in full years) at 1 July 2007. |
20 SCHOOL PARTICIPATION RATES(a), Full-time plus part-time students aged 14-19 years |
|  |
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA(b) | Tas.(c) | NT | ACT(d)(e) | Australia |  |
Age at 1 July | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |  |
MALES |  |
|  |
14 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 96.6 | 98.2 | 97.8 | 97.9 | 97.7 | 99.3 | 88.1 | 106.7 | 97.5 |  |
 | 2003 | 97.0 | 97.3 | 97.0 | 97.7 | 97.1 | 100.4 | 91.3 | 105.2 | 97.3 |  |
 | 2004 | 97.2 | 98.6 | 97.0 | 97.3 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 90.7 | 107.0 | 97.7 |  |
 | 2005 | 97.2 | 98.3 | 97.0 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 98.0 | 89.6 | 113.1 | 97.8 |  |
 | 2006 | 97.0 | 98.7 | 96.4 | 99.5 | 98.3 | 100.1 | 91.1 | 110.9 | 97.8 |  |
 | 2007 | 98.0 | 99.2 | 97.3 | 99.3 | 96.7 | 99.6 | 86.7 | 112.1 | 98.2 |  |
15 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 92.2 | 95.2 | 91.3 | 92.1 | 90.8 | 98.4 | 79.3 | 103.8 | 92.8 |  |
 | 2003 | 92.2 | 94.1 | 91.9 | 95.1 | 90.6 | 99.4 | 83.5 | 103.6 | 92.9 |  |
 | 2004 | 92.4 | 93.4 | 90.7 | 95.1 | 90.5 | 99.4 | 85.9 | 104.1 | 92.6 |  |
 | 2005 | 93.2 | 95.0 | 90.0 | 95.5 | 91.3 | 98.4 | 81.4 | 105.1 | 93.1 |  |
 | 2006 | 93.4 | 95.4 | 91.2 | 95.5 | 93.9 | 98.2 | 84.2 | 111.3 | 93.9 |  |
 | 2007 | 93.0 | 95.6 | 91.4 | 97.4 | 92.7 | 100.3 | 85.1 | 109.6 | 93.9 |  |
16 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 75.9 | 86.2 | 80.8 | 83.1 | 75.2 | 83.0 | 74.3 | 101.9 | 80.4 |  |
 | 2003 | 77.6 | 86.7 | 81.9 | 82.5 | 75.3 | 85.0 | 69.9 | 99.5 | 81.2 |  |
 | 2004 | 77.2 | 86.0 | 80.4 | 85.2 | 75.0 | 85.9 | 73.8 | 99.1 | 80.9 |  |
 | 2005 | 76.4 | 84.9 | 79.1 | 84.7 | 73.7 | 84.4 | 69.8 | 100.5 | 79.9 |  |
 | 2006 | 77.6 | 87.2 | 78.5 | 85.6 | 76.1 | 83.7 | 68.3 | 100.6 | 80.9 |  |
 | 2007 | 77.7 | 87.6 | 79.2 | 89.3 | 75.9 | 84.6 | 67.6 | 104.6 | 81.6 |  |
17 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 63.9 | 72.9 | 51.4 | 62.9 | 41.2 | 64.2 | 48.9 | 91.2 | 61.5 |  |
 | 2003 | 63.7 | 73.2 | 51.0 | 61.0 | 39.8 | 63.3 | 50.6 | 91.3 | 61.1 |  |
 | 2004 | 65.1 | 74.3 | 50.4 | 62.0 | 40.2 | 64.2 | 51.4 | 87.8 | 61.8 |  |
 | 2005 | 64.3 | 72.8 | 49.1 | 64.4 | 40.3 | 61.5 | 48.9 | 87.4 | 61.0 |  |
 | 2006 | 64.0 | 72.8 | 48.2 | 64.5 | 38.6 | 61.4 | 47.9 | 91.0 | 60.6 |  |
 | 2007 | 64.3 | 74.4 | 47.2 | 65.9 | 38.1 | 62.3 | 46.7 | 88.2 | 60.8 |  |
18 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 16.3 | 21.1 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 6.7 | 19.8 | 15.9 | 27.3 | 14.8 |  |
 | 2003 | 16.7 | 22.3 | 7.3 | 14.5 | 4.8 | 19.0 | 14.0 | 25.9 | 15.0 |  |
 | 2004 | 16.7 | 22.3 | 6.9 | 14.2 | 4.9 | 19.0 | 17.3 | 24.9 | 14.9 |  |
 | 2005 | 16.2 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 24.4 | 15.4 | 25.4 | 14.6 |  |
 | 2006 | 16.6 | 23.0 | 5.7 | 14.7 | 4.1 | 24.7 | 13.0 | 26.9 | 14.9 |  |
 | 2007 | 16.4 | 22.9 | 5.6 | 14.5 | 3.4 | 26.1 | 12.3 | 25.4 | 14.7 |  |
19 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 |  |
 | 2003 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 |  |
 | 2004 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 |  |
 | 2005 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 |  |
 | 2006 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 |  |
 | 2007 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |  |
FEMALES |  |
|  |
14 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 96.6 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.4 | 98.5 | 98.4 | 89.2 | 106.1 | 97.5 |  |
 | 2003 | 96.3 | 97.6 | 97.9 | 97.2 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 95.5 | 106.0 | 97.5 |  |
 | 2004 | 97.4 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 98.1 | 98.3 | 99.9 | 93.4 | 110.1 | 98.5 |  |
 | 2005 | 97.5 | 98.8 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 99.3 | 98.7 | 89.2 | 109.2 | 98.4 |  |
 | 2006 | 97.0 | 99.0 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 98.3 | 101.0 | 88.9 | 110.4 | 98.0 |  |
 | 2007 | 97.6 | 99.6 | 98.1 | 99.2 | 99.4 | 99.5 | 85.3 | 113.6 | 98.6 |  |
15 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 92.6 | 96.6 | 93.5 | 94.5 | 91.5 | 100.2 | 83.6 | 105.5 | 94.1 |  |
 | 2003 | 93.2 | 95.3 | 93.2 | 95.3 | 93.5 | 98.9 | 82.5 | 104.6 | 94.1 |  |
 | 2004 | 92.9 | 95.4 | 93.6 | 96.0 | 93.7 | 98.7 | 87.2 | 104.6 | 94.2 |  |
 | 2005 | 93.8 | 97.0 | 93.9 | 97.1 | 93.2 | 100.7 | 92.2 | 108.9 | 95.2 |  |
 | 2006 | 93.8 | 97.4 | 94.1 | 97.4 | 97.3 | 99.7 | 85.1 | 108.9 | 95.6 |  |
 | 2007 | 93.2 | 96.9 | 94.3 | 97.8 | 95.4 | 101.5 | 82.5 | 108.7 | 95.2 |  |
16 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 80.1 | 91.3 | 86.3 | 86.7 | 79.4 | 86.9 | 75.2 | 102.2 | 84.9 |  |
 | 2003 | 82.0 | 91.1 | 86.4 | 89.5 | 79.2 | 91.0 | 76.6 | 101.3 | 85.8 |  |
 | 2004 | 82.5 | 91.1 | 86.6 | 89.5 | 81.3 | 92.2 | 77.0 | 101.4 | 86.3 |  |
 | 2005 | 81.9 | 91.4 | 86.0 | 90.4 | 82.0 | 90.2 | 78.1 | 101.5 | 86.2 |  |
 | 2006 | 83.0 | 93.3 | 86.9 | 91.6 | 84.7 | 92.1 | 77.7 | 104.9 | 87.6 |  |
 | 2007 | 82.7 | 93.1 | 87.1 | 92.4 | 83.7 | 89.2 | 76.3 | 104.1 | 87.3 |  |
17 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 71.5 | 82.4 | 52.7 | 71.5 | 44.6 | 74.0 | 55.4 | 88.7 | 67.9 |  |
 | 2003 | 71.4 | 82.7 | 52.5 | 71.6 | 42.4 | 71.5 | 52.0 | 90.8 | 67.6 |  |
 | 2004 | 72.3 | 83.6 | 52.5 | 73.8 | 43.1 | 75.9 | 58.5 | 91.8 | 68.6 |  |
 | 2005 | 72.9 | 82.0 | 51.3 | 73.7 | 44.8 | 73.6 | 54.3 | 91.5 | 68.2 |  |
 | 2006 | 72.7 | 83.9 | 50.5 | 75.9 | 44.2 | 74.4 | 54.8 | 90.2 | 68.5 |  |
 | 2007 | 72.5 | 84.9 | 50.6 | 76.5 | 43.3 | 73.9 | 51.4 | 93.9 | 68.5 |  |
18 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 15.3 | 19.4 | 5.8 | 14.8 | 6.6 | 20.1 | 16.7 | 22.9 | 13.8 |  |
 | 2003 | 15.0 | 20.3 | 5.5 | 14.2 | 4.2 | 19.4 | 12.8 | 20.4 | 13.4 |  |
 | 2004 | 15.1 | 21.2 | 5.6 | 14.1 | 4.8 | 18.5 | 16.5 | 18.3 | 13.7 |  |
 | 2005 | 15.0 | 21.3 | 5.4 | 13.4 | 4.0 | 27.0 | 13.0 | 23.6 | 13.8 |  |
 | 2006 | 15.0 | 22.4 | 4.8 | 14.3 | 3.8 | 31.5 | 12.2 | 20.3 | 14.1 |  |
 | 2007 | 15.1 | 22.8 | 4.6 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 30.1 | 14.4 | 20.3 | 14.1 |  |
19 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 |  |
 | 2003 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 |  |
 | 2004 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 |  |
 | 2005 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 |  |
 | 2006 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 |  |
 | 2007 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 |  |
PERSONS |  |
|  |
14 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 96.6 | 98.0 | 97.8 | 97.6 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 88.6 | 106.4 | 97.5 |  |
 | 2003 | 96.6 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 97.5 | 98.2 | 99.7 | 93.3 | 105.6 | 97.4 |  |
 | 2004 | 97.3 | 98.8 | 98.0 | 97.7 | 98.3 | 99.3 | 92.0 | 108.5 | 98.1 |  |
 | 2005 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.7 | 98.2 | 99.1 | 98.3 | 89.4 | 111.2 | 98.1 |  |
 | 2006 | 97.0 | 98.8 | 97.1 | 98.6 | 98.3 | 100.5 | 90.1 | 110.7 | 97.9 |  |
 | 2007 | 97.8 | 99.4 | 97.7 | 99.2 | 98.0 | 99.5 | 86.0 | 112.8 | 98.4 |  |
15 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 92.4 | 95.9 | 92.4 | 93.3 | 91.1 | 99.3 | 81.4 | 104.6 | 93.4 |  |
 | 2003 | 92.7 | 94.7 | 92.5 | 95.2 | 92.0 | 99.2 | 83.0 | 104.1 | 93.5 |  |
 | 2004 | 92.7 | 94.4 | 92.1 | 95.5 | 92.1 | 99.1 | 86.5 | 104.4 | 93.4 |  |
 | 2005 | 93.5 | 96.0 | 91.9 | 96.3 | 92.2 | 99.5 | 86.6 | 107.0 | 94.1 |  |
 | 2006 | 93.6 | 96.3 | 92.6 | 96.4 | 95.6 | 98.9 | 84.6 | 110.2 | 94.7 |  |
 | 2007 | 93.1 | 96.2 | 92.8 | 97.6 | 94.0 | 100.9 | 83.9 | 109.2 | 94.5 |  |
16 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 78.0 | 88.7 | 83.5 | 84.8 | 77.2 | 84.9 | 74.8 | 102.1 | 82.6 |  |
 | 2003 | 79.8 | 88.8 | 84.1 | 85.9 | 77.2 | 87.9 | 73.2 | 100.4 | 83.5 |  |
 | 2004 | 79.8 | 88.5 | 83.4 | 87.3 | 78.0 | 89.0 | 75.4 | 100.2 | 83.5 |  |
 | 2005 | 79.1 | 88.1 | 82.4 | 87.4 | 77.7 | 87.2 | 73.8 | 101.0 | 82.9 |  |
 | 2006 | 80.2 | 90.2 | 82.6 | 88.5 | 80.3 | 87.6 | 72.8 | 102.7 | 84.2 |  |
 | 2007 | 80.2 | 90.3 | 83.1 | 90.8 | 79.7 | 86.9 | 71.8 | 104.4 | 84.4 |  |
17 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 67.6 | 77.6 | 52.0 | 67.1 | 42.9 | 69.0 | 52.1 | 90.0 | 64.6 |  |
 | 2003 | 67.5 | 77.9 | 51.7 | 66.2 | 41.1 | 67.4 | 51.3 | 91.0 | 64.3 |  |
 | 2004 | 68.6 | 78.8 | 51.5 | 67.8 | 41.6 | 69.9 | 54.8 | 89.7 | 65.1 |  |
 | 2005 | 68.5 | 77.3 | 50.1 | 68.9 | 42.5 | 67.4 | 51.5 | 89.4 | 64.5 |  |
 | 2006 | 68.2 | 78.2 | 49.3 | 69.9 | 41.3 | 67.7 | 51.2 | 90.6 | 64.4 |  |
 | 2007 | 68.2 | 79.6 | 48.8 | 71.0 | 40.7 | 67.8 | 49.0 | 91.0 | 64.5 |  |
18 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 15.8 | 20.3 | 6.5 | 14.2 | 6.7 | 19.9 | 16.3 | 25.2 | 14.3 |  |
 | 2003 | 15.9 | 21.3 | 6.4 | 14.3 | 4.5 | 19.2 | 13.4 | 23.2 | 14.3 |  |
 | 2004 | 15.9 | 21.7 | 6.3 | 14.2 | 4.9 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 21.7 | 14.3 |  |
 | 2005 | 15.6 | 21.6 | 5.7 | 13.5 | 4.3 | 25.7 | 14.2 | 24.5 | 14.2 |  |
 | 2006 | 15.8 | 22.7 | 5.3 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 28.1 | 12.7 | 23.8 | 14.5 |  |
 | 2007 | 15.8 | 22.9 | 5.1 | 14.4 | 3.5 | 28.0 | 13.3 | 22.8 | 14.4 |  |
19 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |  |
 | 2003 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 |  |
 | 2004 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 |  |
 | 2005 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 |  |
 | 2006 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 |  |
 | 2007 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 |  |
|  |
(a) See Glossary for details of the calculation of school age participation rates. |
(b) Data for WA have been affected by changes to scope and coverage over time. See Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 7 and 8, for further details. |
(c) See Explanatory Notes, paragraph 10, for details on changes to Tasmanian admissions policy affecting participation rates of 18 year olds. |
(d) Some ACT rates exceed 100%, largely as a result of NSW residents from surrounding areas enrolling in ACT schools. |
(e) School students in Jervis Bay are included in the ACT student totals for these rates (numerator), however Jervis Bay is classified under 'Other territories' in the Estimated Resident Population series and is only included in Australian totals for the denominator. |
21 SCHOOL PARTICIPATION RATES(a), Full-time plus part-time students aged 14-19 years by school affiliation |
|  |
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA(b) | Tas.(c) | NT | ACT(d)(e) | Australia |  |
Age at 1 July | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |  |
GOVERNMENT |  |
|  |
14 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 62.5 | 60.4 | 64.0 | 64.5 | 62.9 | 70.6 | 62.0 | 58.1 | 62.6 |  |
 | 2003 | 61.6 | 59.4 | 63.6 | 63.0 | 62.4 | 70.0 | 64.2 | 56.0 | 61.8 |  |
 | 2004 | 62.0 | 60.1 | 64.2 | 62.4 | 60.8 | 68.6 | 63.9 | 59.1 | 62.0 |  |
 | 2005 | 62.0 | 60.1 | 63.9 | 62.0 | 60.9 | 67.9 | 61.4 | 57.8 | 61.9 |  |
 | 2006 | 61.3 | 59.6 | 62.7 | 61.2 | 59.2 | 68.6 | 62.0 | 58.5 | 61.1 |  |
 | 2007 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 59.0 | 67.1 | 56.6 | 58.9 | 61.5 |  |
15 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 60.0 | 59.4 | 59.4 | 60.7 | 57.7 | 70.1 | 58.1 | 57.2 | 59.7 |  |
 | 2003 | 59.2 | 57.8 | 59.4 | 62.3 | 57.7 | 70.3 | 58.8 | 57.1 | 59.2 |  |
 | 2004 | 58.1 | 57.1 | 58.8 | 61.2 | 56.8 | 69.7 | 60.4 | 55.8 | 58.4 |  |
 | 2005 | 58.7 | 57.9 | 59.1 | 61.1 | 56.1 | 69.3 | 61.0 | 58.2 | 58.8 |  |
 | 2006 | 58.7 | 58.2 | 59.7 | 60.7 | 58.9 | 68.4 | 58.8 | 58.0 | 59.2 |  |
 | 2007 | 58.0 | 57.7 | 59.3 | 61.1 | 56.8 | 68.8 | 57.9 | 57.4 | 58.5 |  |
16 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 49.6 | 54.6 | 52.7 | 54.6 | 48.5 | 60.7 | 59.5 | 62.2 | 52.3 |  |
 | 2003 | 50.6 | 53.9 | 52.9 | 54.1 | 46.6 | 61.3 | 57.0 | 61.1 | 52.2 |  |
 | 2004 | 49.5 | 53.3 | 52.0 | 54.9 | 46.5 | 63.1 | 58.8 | 60.6 | 51.6 |  |
 | 2005 | 48.3 | 52.2 | 51.1 | 54.0 | 45.7 | 61.9 | 57.2 | 59.7 | 50.6 |  |
 | 2006 | 49.3 | 53.7 | 51.5 | 54.4 | 48.1 | 61.3 | 56.9 | 61.6 | 51.6 |  |
 | 2007 | 49.4 | 53.5 | 51.9 | 54.5 | 46.9 | 59.8 | 53.9 | 61.0 | 51.5 |  |
17 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 42.2 | 45.3 | 32.3 | 41.1 | 26.3 | 48.3 | 41.8 | 57.7 | 39.7 |  |
 | 2003 | 41.6 | 46.4 | 31.4 | 40.1 | 25.0 | 46.5 | 40.5 | 57.0 | 39.3 |  |
 | 2004 | 42.2 | 46.3 | 31.1 | 40.7 | 24.0 | 47.3 | 43.5 | 55.4 | 39.4 |  |
 | 2005 | 41.4 | 45.0 | 30.2 | 41.4 | 24.7 | 46.5 | 39.5 | 55.2 | 38.7 |  |
 | 2006 | 40.6 | 45.0 | 29.8 | 41.1 | 23.9 | 46.8 | 41.0 | 55.5 | 38.2 |  |
 | 2007 | 40.7 | 45.7 | 29.4 | 41.4 | 23.0 | 45.9 | 37.9 | 55.5 | 38.2 |  |
18 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 16.9 | 9.2 |  |
 | 2003 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 14.6 | 11.2 | 16.2 | 9.1 |  |
 | 2004 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 4.1 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 9.0 |  |
 | 2005 | 9.8 | 12.7 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 19.2 | 11.1 | 16.0 | 8.9 |  |
 | 2006 | 9.7 | 13.3 | 3.4 | 10.2 | 2.7 | 20.6 | 10.0 | 15.9 | 9.0 |  |
 | 2007 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 3.2 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 20.4 | 10.1 | 15.6 | 8.9 |  |
19 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 |  |
 | 2003 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 |  |
 | 2004 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 |  |
 | 2005 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 |  |
 | 2006 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 |  |
 | 2007 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 |  |
CATHOLIC |  |
|  |
14 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 15.9 | 11.6 | 33.2 | 20.3 |  |
 | 2003 | 22.4 | 21.5 | 17.3 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 11.6 | 34.0 | 20.4 |  |
 | 2004 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 17.2 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 17.6 | 12.5 | 33.8 | 20.7 |  |
 | 2005 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 17.3 | 11.2 | 36.3 | 20.6 |  |
 | 2006 | 22.5 | 21.8 | 17.6 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 18.8 | 11.6 | 34.0 | 20.8 |  |
 | 2007 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 18.5 | 12.1 | 35.9 | 20.8 |  |
15 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 10.7 | 33.4 | 19.5 |  |
 | 2003 | 21.5 | 20.8 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 18.0 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 32.1 | 19.6 |  |
 | 2004 | 21.9 | 20.7 | 16.8 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 16.7 | 10.9 | 33.2 | 19.9 |  |
 | 2005 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 16.6 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 11.0 | 32.8 | 20.0 |  |
 | 2006 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 16.6 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 10.9 | 35.0 | 20.0 |  |
 | 2007 | 21.9 | 21.1 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 12.0 | 33.1 | 20.0 |  |
16 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 27.9 | 17.2 |  |
 | 2003 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 7.2 | 28.1 | 17.6 |  |
 | 2004 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 14.3 | 7.4 | 27.1 | 17.8 |  |
 | 2005 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 13.7 | 6.7 | 28.1 | 17.8 |  |
 | 2006 | 18.9 | 20.0 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 14.2 | 6.7 | 27.4 | 17.9 |  |
 | 2007 | 18.6 | 19.8 | 15.3 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 14.4 | 7.4 | 29.2 | 17.9 |  |
17 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 23.2 | 14.0 |  |
 | 2003 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 12.8 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 23.5 | 13.9 |  |
 | 2004 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 9.8 | 13.2 | 9.0 | 11.8 | 5.1 | 24.4 | 14.3 |  |
 | 2005 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 5.5 | 23.7 | 14.2 |  |
 | 2006 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 9.2 | 14.0 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 23.8 | 14.3 |  |
 | 2007 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 9.2 | 14.1 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 23.5 | 14.3 |  |
18 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 2.5 |  |
 | 2003 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 2.4 |  |
 | 2004 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 2.4 |  |
 | 2005 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 2.5 |  |
 | 2006 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 2.6 |  |
 | 2007 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 2.6 |  |
19 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |  |
 | 2003 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |  |
 | 2004 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | - | - | 0.2 |  |
 | 2005 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |  |
 | 2006 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |  |
 | 2007 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 0.6 | - | 0.1 |  |
INDEPENDENT |  |
|  |
14 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 11.9 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 12.4 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.6 |  |
 | 2003 | 12.6 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 12.6 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 15.1 |  |
 | 2004 | 12.9 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 18.3 | 13.0 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.4 |  |
 | 2005 | 13.1 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 18.6 | 13.1 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 15.6 |  |
 | 2006 | 13.2 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 13.2 | 16.4 | 18.2 | 16.0 |  |
 | 2007 | 13.2 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 14.0 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 16.1 |  |
15 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 11.3 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 14.1 |  |
 | 2003 | 12.0 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 15.0 | 14.7 |  |
 | 2004 | 12.6 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 17.1 | 12.7 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.2 |  |
 | 2005 | 13.0 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 15.4 |  |
 | 2006 | 13.1 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 15.6 |  |
 | 2007 | 13.2 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 17.7 | 18.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 18.7 | 16.0 |  |
16 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 10.3 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 13.7 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 12.0 | 13.2 |  |
 | 2003 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 13.7 |  |
 | 2004 | 11.3 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 12.4 | 14.1 |  |
 | 2005 | 11.8 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 13.2 | 14.5 |  |
 | 2006 | 12.0 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 17.4 | 16.1 | 12.2 | 9.2 | 13.8 | 14.7 |  |
 | 2007 | 12.1 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 18.7 | 16.4 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 14.2 | 15.0 |  |
17 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 9.2 | 14.7 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 10.9 |  |
 | 2003 | 9.6 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 13.3 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 10.5 | 11.0 |  |
 | 2004 | 9.9 | 15.2 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 11.4 |  |
 | 2005 | 10.3 | 15.1 | 10.3 | 14.3 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 11.6 |  |
 | 2006 | 10.8 | 15.8 | 10.3 | 14.8 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 11.3 | 11.9 |  |
 | 2007 | 10.8 | 16.1 | 10.2 | 15.5 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 12.1 |  |
18 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 |  |
 | 2003 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 |  |
 | 2004 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 |  |
 | 2005 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 |  |
 | 2006 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 |  |
 | 2007 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 |  |
19 year olds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 2002 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 |  |
 | 2003 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | 0.5 |  |
 | 2004 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |  |
 | 2005 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 |  |
 | 2006 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | - | 0.4 |  |
 | 2007 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.3 |  |
|  |
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) See Glossary for details of the calculation of school age participation rates |
(b) Data for WA have been affected by changes in scope and coverage over time. See explanatory Notes, paragraphs 7 and 8, for further details. |
(c) See Explanatory Notes, paragraph 10, for details on changes to Tasmanian admissions policy affecting participation rates of 18 year olds. |
(d) Some ACT rates exceed 100%, largely as a result of NSW residents from surrounding areas enrolling in ACT schools. |
(e) School students in Jervis Bay are included in the ACT student totals for these rates (numerator), however Jervis Bay is classified under 'Other territories' in the Estimated Resident Population series and is only included in Australian totals for the denominator. |
22 APPARENT CONTINUATION RATES(a), Full-time plus part-time students by state and territory |
|  |
 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |  |
 |  | % | % | % | % | % | % |  |
NEW SOUTH WALES |  |
|  |
Males |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 95.8 | 95.5 | 95.3 | 95.9 | 96.1 | 95.8 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 83.5 | 84.2 | 83.7 | 82.7 | 83.2 | 83.2 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 84.0 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 83.2 | 83.8 | 82.9 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.0 | 25.8 | 25.6 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 12.8 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 10.0 |  |
Females |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 96.0 | 96.5 | 96.5 | 96.3 | 96.2 | 96.1 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 87.1 | 88.6 | 88.6 | 88.2 | 88.5 | 88.2 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 88.8 | 89.1 | 88.1 | 88.3 | 88.7 | 87.3 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 21.3 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.8 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 12.7 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 10.2 |  |
Persons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 95.9 | 96.0 | 95.9 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 95.9 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 85.3 | 86.4 | 86.1 | 85.4 | 85.8 | 85.6 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 86.4 | 86.5 | 86.0 | 85.8 | 86.3 | 85.1 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.1 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 12.7 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 10.1 |  |
VICTORIA |  |
|  |
Males |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 96.7 | 95.9 | 96.0 | 96.3 | 97.0 | 96.9 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 91.3 | 91.1 | 91.4 | 91.0 | 91.8 | 91.9 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 85.0 | 84.9 | 85.7 | 84.7 | 85.7 | 85.4 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 28.9 | 30.6 | 30.4 | 29.7 | 31.6 | 31.4 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 11.5 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.7 |  |
Females |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 98.1 | 97.4 | 97.7 | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.9 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 95.9 | 94.3 | 95.6 | 95.8 | 96.2 | 95.6 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 90.0 | 90.6 | 91.8 | 90.0 | 91.8 | 91.0 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 23.2 | 24.7 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 27.4 | 27.2 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 12.1 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 9.8 |  |
Persons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 97.4 | 96.6 | 96.8 | 97.2 | 97.7 | 97.4 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 93.6 | 92.6 | 93.5 | 93.4 | 94.0 | 93.7 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 87.5 | 87.8 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 88.8 | 88.2 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 25.9 | 27.5 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 29.4 | 29.2 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 11.8 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.3 |  |
QUEENSLAND |  |
|  |
Males |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 93.9 | 93.9 | 93.6 | 92.7 | 94.0 | 94.8 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 90.0 | 89.7 | 87.6 | 87.2 | 87.3 | 86.9 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 63.8 | 63.1 | 61.6 | 61.0 | 60.9 | 60.1 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 14.0 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.5 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 20.3 | 19.4 | 20.4 | 17.1 | 15.1 | 14.5 |  |
Females |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 95.1 | 95.2 | 95.6 | 94.9 | 95.6 | 96.4 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 92.3 | 92.4 | 92.9 | 91.9 | 92.5 | 92.5 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 61.1 | 60.8 | 60.8 | 59.2 | 58.8 | 58.2 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 9.2 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 19.3 | 21.2 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 17.9 | 15.4 |  |
Persons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.6 | 93.8 | 94.8 | 95.6 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 91.2 | 91.0 | 90.2 | 89.5 | 89.9 | 89.7 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 62.5 | 61.9 | 61.2 | 60.1 | 59.8 | 59.1 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 10.4 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 19.9 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 18.2 | 16.4 | 14.9 |  |
SOUTH AUSTRALIA |  |
|  |
Males |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 94.7 | 97.2 | 97.4 | 98.2 | 97.4 | 97.8 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 90.2 | 89.6 | 89.6 | 89.1 | 89.6 | 93.5 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 75.7 | 73.5 | 75.1 | 75.6 | 76.1 | 77.0 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 22.6 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 22.7 | 22.5 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 27.5 | 28.1 | 26.4 | 27.9 | 26.1 | 28.6 |  |
Females |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 95.9 | 97.9 | 98.7 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 92.4 | 94.6 | 93.9 | 94.2 | 94.4 | 94.9 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 81.3 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 82.3 | 84.0 | 83.4 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 20.7 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 18.9 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 29.3 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 24.5 | 27.7 | 25.8 |  |
Persons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 95.3 | 97.5 | 98.0 | 98.6 | 98.2 | 98.9 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 91.3 | 92.1 | 91.7 | 91.5 | 91.9 | 94.2 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 78.5 | 78.1 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 80.0 | 80.2 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 21.6 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 20.6 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 28.4 | 27.8 | 28.2 | 26.2 | 26.9 | 27.2 |  |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA(b) |  |
|  |
Males |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 93.0 | 92.7 | 93.2 | 92.9 | 95.0 | 94.3 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 83.0 | 83.0 | 82.8 | 81.5 | 83.3 | 80.9 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 55.8 | 52.9 | 53.3 | 53.8 | 52.4 | 50.1 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 16.6 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 8.8 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 40.2 | 21.5 | 26.2 | 24.4 | 21.6 | 20.8 |  |
Females |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 93.3 | 95.0 | 94.4 | 94.8 | 98.0 | 97.0 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 87.3 | 86.5 | 86.9 | 87.5 | 90.9 | 86.0 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 55.6 | 53.4 | 54.5 | 55.1 | 53.9 | 51.1 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 14.8 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 7.9 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 35.2 | 20.5 | 30.4 | 26.2 | 22.4 | 19.5 |  |
Persons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 93.1 | 93.8 | 93.8 | 93.8 | 96.5 | 95.6 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 85.1 | 84.7 | 84.8 | 84.5 | 87.0 | 83.4 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 55.7 | 53.2 | 53.9 | 54.4 | 53.2 | 50.6 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 15.7 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 8.4 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 37.8 | 21.0 | 28.1 | 25.3 | 22.0 | 20.2 |  |
TASMANIA |  |
|  |
Males |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 100.7 | 100.1 | 99.1 | 99.8 | 100.2 | 100.2 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 85.2 | 86.4 | 86.5 | 84.9 | 85.0 | 86.2 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 80.1 | 76.3 | 75.5 | 71.5 | 72.8 | 74.4 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 30.3 | 29.6 | 30.0 | 38.0 | 40.2 | 42.6 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 22.8 | 24.7 | 19.2 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 14.2 |  |
Females |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 100.6 | 100.6 | 99.6 | 100.8 | 101.0 | 100.5 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 89.8 | 90.8 | 93.1 | 91.4 | 91.4 | 89.4 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 85.1 | 82.3 | 83.4 | 79.9 | 82.5 | 80.3 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 26.9 | 26.2 | 25.9 | 35.6 | 42.8 | 40.4 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 31.0 | 28.5 | 26.2 | 24.9 | 16.4 | 12.5 |  |
Persons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 100.6 | 100.3 | 99.3 | 100.3 | 100.6 | 100.3 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 87.4 | 88.6 | 89.7 | 88.0 | 88.1 | 87.8 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 82.7 | 79.3 | 79.5 | 75.8 | 77.7 | 77.3 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 28.5 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 36.7 | 41.6 | 41.4 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 26.9 | 26.6 | 22.7 | 20.3 | 15.3 | 13.2 |  |
NORTHERN TERRITORY |  |
|  |
Males |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 93.9 | 94.8 | 94.1 | 89.8 | 94.0 | 93.4 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 89.3 | 88.2 | 88.4 | 81.3 | 83.9 | 80.3 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 72.5 | 68.1 | 73.5 | 66.3 | 68.7 | 68.3 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 33.3 | 28.6 | 34.2 | 29.9 | 26.7 | 25.6 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 23.0 | 23.6 | 29.4 | 21.7 | 31.7 | 20.4 |  |
Females |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 93.5 | 92.4 | 91.3 | 98.7 | 95.4 | 92.8 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 88.6 | 91.6 | 93.4 | 89.6 | 84.2 | 89.7 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 75.6 | 69.1 | 76.3 | 70.5 | 70.1 | 66.2 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 30.0 | 23.1 | 31.8 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 26.3 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 18.8 | 27.4 | 30.8 | 30.4 | 29.0 | 23.8 |  |
Persons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 93.7 | 93.7 | 92.7 | 94.1 | 94.7 | 93.1 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 88.9 | 89.9 | 90.8 | 85.3 | 84.1 | 84.8 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 74.1 | 68.6 | 74.9 | 68.4 | 69.4 | 67.2 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 31.5 | 25.7 | 33.0 | 25.9 | 24.6 | 26.0 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 21.0 | 25.6 | 30.1 | 25.8 | 30.5 | 21.9 |  |
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY(c)(d) |  |
|  |
Males |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 96.7 | 97.1 | 99.0 | 98.2 | 98.4 | 98.8 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 97.4 | 95.8 | 95.7 | 96.5 | 95.8 | 94.0 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 92.1 | 89.6 | 88.3 | 88.2 | 90.6 | 87.7 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 31.0 | 28.3 | 27.3 | 28.9 | 30.8 | 27.9 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 8.6 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 6.7 |  |
Females |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 97.8 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 98.9 | 99.8 | 98.5 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 98.6 | 96.1 | 96.9 | 97.0 | 96.3 | 95.6 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 89.4 | 88.8 | 90.6 | 90.3 | 88.9 | 89.6 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 25.2 | 23.1 | 20.2 | 25.7 | 22.2 | 22.5 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 7.7 | 12.4 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 7.2 |  |
Persons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 97.3 | 97.8 | 98.8 | 98.6 | 99.1 | 98.6 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 98.0 | 96.0 | 96.3 | 96.8 | 96.0 | 94.7 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 90.8 | 89.2 | 89.4 | 89.2 | 89.7 | 88.6 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 28.1 | 25.7 | 23.8 | 27.3 | 26.6 | 25.2 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 8.2 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 6.9 |  |
AUSTRALIA |  |
|  |
Males |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 95.4 | 95.3 | 95.2 | 95.3 | 96.0 | 96.0 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 87.5 | 87.5 | 87.1 | 86.2 | 86.9 | 86.9 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 76.9 | 76.0 | 76.0 | 75.4 | 75.9 | 75.1 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 23.6 | 24.4 | 24.2 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 15.7 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 13.0 | 12.5 |  |
Females |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 96.2 | 96.5 | 96.6 | 96.7 | 97.2 | 97.1 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 91.0 | 91.2 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 92.1 | 91.3 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 79.6 | 79.5 | 79.9 | 79.0 | 79.4 | 78.1 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 20.1 | 19.8 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.7 | 20.6 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 15.9 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 12.0 |  |
Persons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | From age 14 to 15 years | 95.8 | 95.9 | 95.9 | 96.0 | 96.6 | 96.5 |  |
 | From age 15 to 16 years | 89.2 | 89.4 | 89.3 | 88.8 | 89.4 | 89.1 |  |
 | From age 16 to 17 years | 78.3 | 77.8 | 78.0 | 77.2 | 77.7 | 76.6 |  |
 | From age 17 to 18 years | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 22.5 | 22.4 |  |
 | From age 18 to 19 years | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 12.2 |  |
|  |
(a) This is a measure of the apparent proportion of students of a particular age that continue to participate in school education from one year to the next. See Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 22 to 24, for further details. |
(b) Data for WA have been affected by changes in scope and coverage over time. See Explanatory Notes, paragraph 8, for further details. |
(c) ACT rates can be affected by the significant numbers of NSW residents from surrounding areas enrolling in ACT schools. |
(d) School students in Jervis Bay are included in the ACT student totals for these rates (numerator), however Jervis Bay is classified under 'Other territories' in the Estimated Resident Population series and is only included in Australian totals for the denominator. |
23 APPARENT RETENTION RATES(a), Full-time students, From Year 7/8 to Year 12 by sex |
|  |
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA(b) | Tas. | NT | ACT | Australia |  |
 |  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |  |
|  |
Males |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | r62.0 | 69.3 | 72.9 | 61.3 | 65.3 | 54.1 | 36.7 | 92.5 | 66.2 |  |
 | 2002 | 64.9 | 73.4 | 77.4 | 61.1 | 69.3 | 66.0 | 48.9 | 87.1 | 69.8 |  |
 | 2005 | 66.0 | 73.9 | 75.3 | 64.3 | 67.2 | 58.4 | 56.8 | 87.2 | 69.9 |  |
 | 2006 | 65.3 | 72.9 | r74.0 | 64.6 | 66.2 | 56.4 | 57.3 | 89.3 | 69.0 |  |
 | 2007 | 64.7 | 73.3 | 73.9 | 66.2 | 64.5 | 57.4 | 62.1 | 84.0 | 68.8 |  |
Females |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 72.8 | 83.8 | 83.2 | 72.9 | 78.1 | 63.4 | 47.8 | 90.7 | 77.8 |  |
 | 2002 | 75.1 | 88.7 | 85.5 | 72.6 | 78.3 | 79.4 | 57.1 | 89.1 | 80.7 |  |
 | 2005 | 76.3 | 87.6 | 84.7 | 77.6 | 78.0 | 76.5 | 61.5 | 87.9 | 81.0 |  |
 | 2006 | 75.9 | 87.2 | r83.8 | 78.8 | 77.6 | 73.3 | 59.5 | 88.2 | r80.7 |  |
 | 2007 | 74.9 | 87.4 | 83.3 | 79.5 | 76.4 | 73.9 | 61.3 | 86.5 | 80.1 |  |
Persons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 67.2 | 76.3 | 77.9 | 66.9 | 71.6 | 58.6 | 42.0 | 91.6 | 71.8 |  |
 | 2002 | 69.9 | 80.9 | 81.3 | 66.7 | 73.7 | 72.6 | 53.0 | 88.1 | 75.1 |  |
 | 2005 | 71.1 | 80.6 | 79.9 | 70.7 | 72.5 | 67.1 | 59.1 | 87.5 | 75.3 |  |
 | 2006 | 70.5 | 79.9 | r78.8 | 71.5 | 71.8 | 64.8 | 58.4 | 88.7 | 74.7 |  |
 | 2007 | 69.7 | 80.1 | 78.5 | 72.7 | 70.3 | 65.4 | 61.7 | 85.2 | 74.3 |  |
|  |
r revised |
(a) See Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 17-19, for further details. |
(b) Data for WA have been affected by changes in scope and coverage over time. See Explanatory Notes, paragraph 8, for details. |
24 APPARENT RETENTION RATES(a), Full-time students, From Year 10 to Year 12 by sex |
|  |
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA(b) | Tas. | NT | ACT | Australia |  |
 |  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |  |
|  |
Males |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 65.1 | 73.6 | 73.7 | 65.9 | 67.1 | 56.0 | 56.2 | 92.3 | 69.3 |  |
 | 2002 | 67.7 | 77.1 | 78.0 | 65.3 | 70.0 | 68.4 | 61.8 | 89.4 | 72.4 |  |
 | 2005 | 68.4 | 76.6 | 75.1 | 65.9 | 67.2 | 59.2 | 68.0 | 87.7 | 71.5 |  |
 | 2006 | 68.2 | 76.2 | r74.4 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 56.9 | 63.3 | 90.2 | 71.0 |  |
 | 2007 | 67.6 | 76.0 | 74.8 | 67.1 | 64.0 | 57.6 | 63.3 | 85.6 | 70.6 |  |
Females |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 75.5 | 86.3 | 82.3 | 76.2 | 78.6 | 65.8 | 69.5 | 91.6 | 79.9 |  |
 | 2002 | 77.3 | 88.7 | 84.3 | 75.9 | 77.9 | 81.6 | 70.5 | 90.2 | 81.7 |  |
 | 2005 | 78.1 | 87.9 | 83.5 | 78.6 | 77.4 | 77.0 | 70.9 | 88.6 | 81.6 |  |
 | 2006 | 78.0 | 88.0 | r82.8 | 79.8 | 77.0 | 73.3 | 73.2 | 87.5 | 81.4 |  |
 | 2007 | 77.4 | 87.7 | 82.6 | 79.9 | 75.3 | 73.4 | 67.7 | 86.1 | 80.8 |  |
Persons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 70.2 | 79.9 | 77.9 | 71.0 | 72.8 | 60.7 | 62.8 | 92.0 | 74.5 |  |
 | 2002 | 72.4 | 82.9 | 81.1 | 70.6 | 73.9 | 75.0 | 66.2 | 89.8 | 77.0 |  |
 | 2005 | 73.2 | 82.2 | 79.3 | 72.1 | 72.2 | 67.8 | 69.5 | 88.1 | 76.5 |  |
 | 2006 | 73.0 | 82.1 | r78.6 | 72.7 | 71.4 | 65.0 | 68.0 | 88.9 | r76.2 |  |
 | 2007 | 72.4 | 81.8 | 78.6 | 73.3 | 69.5 | 65.3 | 65.5 | 85.9 | 75.6 |  |
|  |
r revised |
(a) See Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 17-19, for further details. |
(b) Data for WA have been affected by changes in scope and coverage over time. See Explanatory Notes, paragraph 8, for further details. |
25 APPARENT RETENTION RATES(a), Full-time students, Indigenous and non-Indigenous |
|  |
 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |  |
 |  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |  |
|  |
To Year 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Indigenous | 95.5 | 96.5 | 97.8 | 96.8 | 97.2 | 99.2 | 98.4 | 97.5 |  |
 | Non-Indigenous | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | r100.1 | 100.4 |  |
 | Difference-percentage points | -4.3 | -3.4 | -2.0 | -3.1 | -2.7 | -0.7 | -1.6 | -2.9 |  |
To Year 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Indigenous | 83.0 | 85.7 | 86.4 | 87.2 | 85.8 | 88.3 | 91.4 | 90.5 |  |
 | Non-Indigenous | 98.0 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.9 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.9 | 99.7 |  |
 | Difference-percentage points | -15.0 | -12.7 | -12.1 | -11.7 | -12.7 | -10.3 | -7.5 | -9.2 |  |
To Year 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Indigenous | 53.6 | 56.1 | 58.9 | 61.4 | 61.1 | 62.3 | 67.7 | 69.7 |  |
 | Non-Indigenous | 86.2 | 87.6 | 88.7 | 89.5 | 89.0 | 88.3 | r88.9 | 89.4 |  |
 | Difference-percentage points | -32.6 | -31.5 | -29.8 | -28.1 | -27.9 | -26.0 | -21.1 | -19.7 |  |
To Year 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Indigenous | 36.4 | 35.7 | 38.0 | 39.1 | 39.8 | 39.5 | 40.1 | 42.9 |  |
 | Non-Indigenous | 73.3 | 74.5 | 76.3 | 76.5 | 76.9 | 76.6 | r76.0 | 75.6 |  |
 | Difference-percentage points | -36.9 | -38.8 | -38.3 | -37.4 | -37.1 | -37.1 | -35.8 | -32.7 |  |
|  |
r revised |
(a) From Year 7/8. See explanatory notes, paragraphs 17-19, for further details. |
26 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT / TEACHING STAFF RATIOS(a)(b)(c), By category of school |
|  |
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld(d) | SA | WA(e) | Tas. | NT | ACT | Australia |  |
 |  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |  |
GOVERNMENT |  |
|  |
Primary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 16.2 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 17.6 |  |
 | 2002 | 17.5 | 16.4 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 16.1 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 16.7 |  |
 | 2005 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 16.1 |  |
 | 2006 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 15.8 |  |
 | 2007 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 15.7 |  |
Secondary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 12.9 |  |
 | 2002 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 12.5 |  |
 | 2005 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.4 |  |
 | 2006 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.4 |  |
 | 2007 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 12.3 |  |
NON-GOVERNMENT |  |
|  |
Primary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 19.0 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 20.5 | 18.7 |  |
 | 2002 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 17.3 |  |
 | 2005 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 16.6 |  |
 | 2006 | 16.9 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 16.4 |  |
 | 2007 | 16.8 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 16.5 |  |
Secondary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 12.8 |  |
 | 2002 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 12.9 | 12.3 |  |
 | 2005 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 11.9 |  |
 | 2006 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 11.8 |  |
 | 2007 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 11.9 |  |
TOTAL |  |
|  |
Primary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 16.6 | 15.1 | 19.1 | 17.9 |  |
 | 2002 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 16.7 | 16.9 |  |
 | 2005 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 15.0 | 16.2 |  |
 | 2006 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 |  |
 | 2007 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 15.9 |  |
Secondary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 1997 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 12.8 |  |
 | 2002 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 |  |
 | 2005 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 12.2 |  |
 | 2006 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 12.2 |  |
 | 2007 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 12.1 |  |
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(a) Number of full-time students plus full-time equivalent of part-time students divided by the number of full-time equivalent teaching staff. |
(b) See Glossary for details of the calculation of full-time teaching staff. |
(c) For a definition of teaching staff see Glossary. |
(d) Qld has introduced a pre-year 1 grade in 2007 following a successful trial from 2003-2006. See Explanatory Notes, paragraph 9, for further details. |
(e) Data for WA have been affected by changes in scope and coverage over time. See Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 7 and 8, for further details. |
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