Definition
Metadata for IAC0451 covering tables released for calendar years 2011 to 2022. Each related table contains data for a specific calendar year.
- Includes secondary schools and central/community schools.
- 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.
- The Conservatorium High School is included with performing arts schools.
- Aurora College (NSW Virtual Selective High School) is included with fully selective schools.
- The number of schools is recorded mid-year.
- Intensive English only covers standalone Intensive English schools and does not include schools with an attached Intensive English Centre.
Data source details
| Path name | Data Element | Definition | Data Type | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selective Status | School: Selective Status, Label A |
Indicates whether a school is fully selective, partially selective or not selective.
Specific Information:
This column also contains calculated total sum rows which have been included in this metadata table as a separate path. See paths 'Total Selective' , 'Total Non-selective', and 'Total secondary schools'. |
ALPHASTRING | - |
| Specialty Name | School: Speciality, Label A |
The specific focus area that a school specialises in.
Specific Information:
Most NSW public schools are 'comprehensive', however some schools offer a specialty as well. A speciality provides more extensive and targeted support where this is relevant and necessary to strengthen a student’s academic achievement, specific skills or interests, emotional wellbeing, and/or social development. |
ALPHASTRING | - |
| Coeducational | School: Counts by Gender Type, Selective Status and Specialty N |
The number of schools that are co-educational or single-sex schools, based on selective school status and school specialty.
Specific Information:
Data covers co-educational schools only.
|
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| Boys | School: Counts by Gender Type, Selective Status and Specialty N |
The number of schools that are co-educational or single-sex schools, based on selective school status and school specialty.
Specific Information:
Data covers boys schools only.
|
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| Girls | School: Counts by Gender Type, Selective Status and Specialty N |
The number of schools that are co-educational or single-sex schools, based on selective school status and school specialty.
Specific Information:
Data covers girls schools only.
|
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| Total | School: Counts by Gender Type, Selective Status and Specialty N |
The number of schools that are co-educational or single-sex schools, based on selective school status and school specialty.
Specific Information:
Data covers both co-educational and single-sex schools.
|
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| Total selective | School: Counts by Gender Type, Selective Status and Specialty N |
The number of schools that are co-educational or single-sex schools, based on selective school status and school specialty.
Specific Information:
This path is not a column in the data table but is a summary row under the 'Selective Status' column. This row gives a total of all selective (both fully selective and partially selective) secondary schools by their corresponding school gender type (per column) and across all specialties. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| Total Non-selective | School: Counts by Gender Type, Selective Status and Specialty N |
The number of schools that are co-educational or single-sex schools, based on selective school status and school specialty.
Specific Information:
This path is not a column in the data table but is a summary row under the 'Selective Status' column. This row gives a total of all non-selective secondary schools by their corresponding school gender type (per column) and across all specialties. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| Total Secondary Schools | School: Counts by Gender Type, Selective Status and Specialty N |
The number of schools that are co-educational or single-sex schools, based on selective school status and school specialty.
Specific Information:
This path is not a column in the data table but is a summary row under the 'Selective Status' column. This row gives a total of all secondary schools by their corresponding school gender type (per column) and across all specialties. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |