Definition
Metadata for IAC0418 covering the table released for calendar years 2001-2022.
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Primary schools enrol students in Kindergarten to Year 6.
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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.
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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.
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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 details
| Path name | Data Element | Definition | Data Type | Format |
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| year | Record: Reference Period, Year |
The calendar year for which the information, knowledge or data is recorded or relates to. |
DATE | YYYY |
| primary_and_infants_schools | School: Counts by Type, Calendar Year N |
The number of schools that are a particular school type, by calendar year.
Specific Information:
Data covers primary and infant government schools.
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INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| central_and_community_schools | School: Counts by Type, Calendar Year N |
The number of schools that are a particular school type, by calendar year.
Specific Information:
Data covers government Central and Community schools.
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INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| secondary_schools | School: Counts by Type, Calendar Year N |
The number of schools that are a particular school type, by calendar year.
Specific Information:
Data covers government secondary schools.
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INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| schools_for_specific_purposes | School: Counts by Type, Calendar Year N |
The number of schools that are a particular school type, by calendar year.
Specific Information:
Data covers government Schools for Specific Purposes (SSPs).
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INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| environmental_education_centres | School: Counts by Type, Calendar Year N |
The number of schools that are a particular school type, by calendar year.
Specific Information:
Data covers government Environmental Education Centres.
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INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| total_schools | School: Counts, Calendar Year N |
The number of schools in a particular calendar year or years.
Specific Information:
Data covers NSW government schools only.
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INTEGERNUMBER | - |