Definition
Metadata for IAC0410 covering tables released for calendar years 2021 to 2023. Each related table contains data for a specific calendar year.
- Attendance data for NSW government schools only. The attendance rate is calculated as (1 minus absences divided by enrolled days) multiplied by 100.
- This data includes the student attendance rate for semester 1 only.
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Students were learning from home for extended periods during Semester 2 2021 due to COVID-19. As a result, attendance rates for Semester 2 and full year are not reliable and have not been published.
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2020 data is not provided because students were encouraged to learn from home for several weeks in Semester 1.
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For more detail on how attendance data for 2020 and 2021 were affected by COVID-19, please refer to CESE factsheets: ‘Effects of COVID-19 on attendance during Semester 1 2020’ and ‘2021 Semester 1 student attendance'.
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- All students in Years 1 to 10 in NSW government schools are regarded as full-time.
- Kindergarten, Year 11, Year 12 students have been excluded in the attendance rates.
- Ungraded (support) student attendance rates are included as a separate row and excluded from Primary and Secondary totals. Ungraded students in NSW government schools are classified as either primary or secondary according to their level of education.
- Distance education and Schools for Special Purposes’ attendance data is not currently collected.
Changes from previous years:
- This data includes the student attendance rate for semester 1 only. Previous years included semester 1, semester 2 and the full year.
- From 2020, students in mainstream support classes are reported by their underlying grade of enrolment. Students in schools for specific purposes (SSPs) are included as 'ungraded'.
- In 2021 attendance figures were calculated differently to align with the third edition of ACARA’s National Standards for Student Attendance Data and Reporting. As a result, data is not directly comparable to previous years.
- The Department implemented an automated attendance feed (AAF) system in Semester 1 2021. The AAF has significantly improved data quality in 2021, which has affected data comparability with previous years.
Data source details
| Path name | Data Element | Definition | Data Type | Format |
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| Grade | Student: Scholastic Year Group, Label X |
The scholastic year level or year level group in which a student is enrolled. |
CHARACTERSTRING | - |
| Semester 1 Aboriginal % | Student: Aboriginal Attendance Rate by Scholastic Year, Semester N |
The attendance rate of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students in a particular scholastic year level or levels, by school semester.
Specific Information:
Data covers Semester 1.
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DECIMAL | - |
| Semester 1 All students % | Student: Attendance Rate by Scholastic Year, Semester N |
The attendance rate of students in a particular scholastic year or years, by school semester.
Specific Information:
Data covers attendance in Semester 1.
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DECIMAL | - |