This dataset includes the number of enrolments in NSW government schools from 1848 to 2023. Data Notes: Since 1993, some students have enrolled part-time. All enrolments are reported in full-time equivalent (FTE) units and include full-time and part-time students. Student enrolments are rounded to the nearest whole number. From 1881 to 1907, primary enrolments relate to students undertaking ordinary public school courses. However, post-primary pupils in superior public schools are included in the primary figures. Primary correspondence school (later distance education centres) pupils are also included from 1938, and the school of the air pupils from 1976. From 1938, post-primary enrolments relate to student undertaking post-primary courses in high, intermediate high, district, junior high, central, superior public schools and correspondence school (later distance education centres). Pupils undertaking post- primary courses in small primary schools are also included. Evening continuation school pupils are not included. For the period from 1881 to 1907 it has not been possible to isolate the number of post-primary pupils in superior public schools and consequently they are included under primary enrolments. This is the reason for the large jump in post-primary enrolments in 1908. From 1962 to 1983, all pupils in special schools or classes (except those in some community care schools who were not counted until 1981) are included as appropriate in the primary or post-primary figures and in the total. Since 1984, students in Schools for Special Purposes have been counted separately. Prior to 1962 it was difficult to ascertain if these pupils are included. Children in hospital schools and schools for the physically and intellectually disabled are sometimes included in the primary figures during the late 1950s, but physically and intellectually disabled children in special classes in ordinary schools are included from the late 1940s. The enrolment figures between 1848 to 1918 are for the December quarter, with those for 1848 to 1851 and 1866 being estimates. From 1919 the annual census figures are used resulting in a sharp drop in primary and rise in post-primary enrolments in 1919. Pupils from the ACT are included until 1973, at which date they numbered 30,457. Data source: Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

Data notes Data is collected mid-year (census date: first Friday in August) from NSW government schools as per National Schools Statistics Collection (NSCC). All primary school students are considered to be full-time. From 2020, students in mainstream support classes are reported by their underlying grade of enrolment. Previously, students in support classes in mainstream schools were not included. Students in schools for specific purposes (SSPs) are not included. Students in distance education and Opportunity Classes (OC) are included with their appropriate grade levels. In most scholastic years there are a small number of students in atypical age groups. These have been included in the nearest band. This is indicated with an asterisk. As a result, the sum of each row may not equal the totals reported. See the relevant tables in the Statistical Bulletin for more details. Data source Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

Data Notes: LBOTE and total (headcount) enrolment figures are collected in March of each year. Most other collections use enrolment data that are collected as part of the Mid Year Census in August. The number of LBOTE students enrolled in SSPs are not broken down for each SA4 grouping. These students are, however, included in the Totals for each SA4 Group. Primary students in mainstream support classes are included in Year 3 to 6. Secondary students in mainstream support classes are included in Year 7 to 10. Historical publications of the Statistical Bulletin compared enrolments in DoE regions. Since 2014 these geographies have been discontinued and replaced with a geographical structure based on the new ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). Groups of ASGS Statistical Area 4 (SA4) boundaries in New South Wales have been combined into 11 groups for reporting and publication of department data. For more detailed analysis of students of language background other than English, please refer to Schools: Language diversity in NSW. As of 2022, Norfolk Island (previously included in NSW total) is no longer under the jurisdiction of NSW, and therefore not included in the figures. Data Source: Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

Data Notes: Data is collected mid-year (census date: first Friday in August) from NSW government schools as per National Schools Statistics Collection (NSSC). From 2020, students in mainstream support classes are reported by their underlying grade of enrolment. Previously, students in support classes in mainstream schools were not included. Students in schools for specific purposes (SSPs) are not included. Students in distance education and Intensive English Centres are included with their appropriate grade levels. OC classes are not included in secondary students. IEC students are included. In most scholastic years there are a small number of students in atypical age groups. For students under 18 years, these have been included in the nearest band. This is indicated with an asterisk. As a result, the sum of each row may not equal the totals reported. See relevant tables in Statistical Bulletin for more details. Data Source: Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

This dataset shows the attendance rates for all NSW government schools in Semester One by alphabetical order. Data Notes: 2021 data is not comparable to previous years due to the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, changes to calculation rules to align with ACARA’s national standards (version 3) and changes to the way attendance data is transferred into the department’s centralised data warehouse. Please refer to 2021 Semester 1 student attendance factsheet for more information. 2020 data is not provided because students were encouraged to learn from home for several weeks in Semester 1. Please refer to the factsheet on The effects of COVID-19 on attendance during Semester 1 2020 for more information. In 2018 NSW government schools implemented the national standards for student attendance data reporting. This resulted in a fall in attendance rates for most schools due to the inclusion of part day absences and accounting for student mobility in the calculation. Data from 2018 onwards is not comparable with earlier years. Schools for Specific Purposes (SSPs) are only included from 2021. Prior to this SSP attendance data was not collected centrally. The attendance rate is defined as the number of actual full-time equivalent student days attended by full-time students in Years 1–10 as a percentage of the total number of possible student-days attended in Semester 1. Figures are aligned with the National Report on Schooling and the My School website. Data is suppressed "sp" for schools where student numbers are below the reporting threshold. Data is not available "na" for senior secondary schools or other schools where no students were enrolled in Years 1-10. Blank cells indicate no students were enrolled at the school that census year or the school was out of scope for attendance reporting. Data Source: Education Statistics & Measurement, Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation

This dataset provides information on the age profile of permanent government school teachers by school level. Data Notes: Data representing teachers in NSW government schools is obtained through the department’s computerised human resources information system, and is extracted in March each year. Age profile of permanent government school teachers only. Totals may differ from 100 due to rounding. Refer to the individual publication for further information and policy context. Data Source: People Data and Analytics. NSW Department of Education.

Data Notes: Data tables from 2016 onwards report school size by number of students. The previous “school classification” is no longer applicable. Primary schools enrol students in Kindergarten to Year 6. Secondary schools generally enrol students in Years 7 to 12, although some secondary schools only enrol students in the senior years, i.e. Years 11 to 12 or the junior years, i.e. Years 7 to 10 (NSW School of Languages, Aurora College and Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education are included in the ‘Other’ category under Secondary Schools. These schools do not have census enrolments.) . Central/community schools have primary and secondary departments and may be established where there is an enrolment in secondary classes of 20 or more. Enrolments in primary departments and secondary departments are included with the appropriate student data. Schools for specific purposes (SSPs) are for students with specific needs. Most SSPs have permanent enrolments and include schools for students with intellectual (mild, moderate and severe) and physical disabilities, visual or hearing impairment, behaviour disorders or emotional disturbance, and students in juvenile justice centres. Some SSPs have no permanent enrolments because the children temporarily attending them are enrolled and counted in their own schools. These are mainly hospital schools. Data Source: Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

The data shows the change in enrolments of government and non-government schools in each year since 2011, and selected years from 1901. ** Data Notes** Government and non-government school data for 1901-1961 include students in ACT schools. From 1993 the table includes full-time and part-time students, reported in full-time equivalent units (FTE). FTE is determined by the formula: 0.1 x the number of units studied and represented as a proportion of the full-time enrolment of 1.0. For further information visit Schools: InBrief Mid-Year Census produced by the Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation. ** Data Source:** Australian Bureau of Statistics, Schools Australia.

The master dataset contains comprehensive information for all government schools in NSW. Data items include school locations, latitude and longitude coordinates, school type, student enrolment numbers, electorate information, contact details and more. This dataset is publicly available through the Data NSW website, and is used to support the School Finder tool. Data Notes: Data relating to healthy canteen is no longer up to date as it is no longer updated by the Department, this data can be sourced through NSW health. Student enrolment numbers are based on the census of government school students undertaken on the first Friday of August; and LBOTE numbers are based on data collected in March. School information, such as addresses and contact details, are updated regularly as required, and are the most current source of information. Data is suppressed for indigenous and LBOTE percentages where student numbers are equal to, or less than five indicated by "np". NSSC out of scope schools will not have an enrolment figure. NSSC and LBOTE figures are updated annually in December. ICSEA values are updated every February with the previous year's ICSEA values. Small schools, SSPs and Senior Secondary schools do not have their ICSEA values published by ACARA. Family Occupation and Educational Index (FOEI) is a school-level index of educational disadvantage. Data is extracted in May and values are updated annually in December. Following the introduction of part-time study in secondary schools in 1993, student enrolments are generally reported in full-time equivalent units (FTE). The FTE for students studying less than 10 units, the minimum workload, is determined by the formula: 0.1 x the number of units studied and represented as a proportion of the full-time enrolment of 1.0 FTE. Data Source: Education Statistics and Measurement. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

These datasets contain information about current and former government schools in NSW since 1848. Data notes: Schools that operated as various types of schools have multiple entries. Schools with more than one name are listed under the most recent name of the school. The name of each school starts with the main part of their name. Words like The, or Upper, or North are treated as subsidiary. Schools with the same name are distinguished by numbers. They are numbered according to the date at which the school first used the name. An entry for a half-time school generally identifies a partner schools under its latest name. This dataset may not include the latest changes in the status of schools. For further information about this dataset, please refer to the glossary of school types and database facts from the history of government schools website. Data source: Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation. NSW Department of Education.