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Definition

Metadata for IAC0422 covering tables released for calendar years 2014 to 2015. Each related table contains data for a specific calendar year.
 

  • The Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development (MCEECDYA) remoteness categories are used for these tables. This divides schools into four categories. 
  • 'SA4 grouping’ and ‘remoteness’ describe areas within NSW. Both are ABS standard categories. SA4 group relates to a predefined geographical area, based on population and labour markets, whereas remoteness is based on density of population.
  • Since 2014, the department has used a geographical structure based on the new ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). Groups of ASGS Statistical Area 4 (SA4) boundaries in NSW have been combined into 11 groups for reporting and publication of department data. Previous publications compared enrolments in DEC regions. Further information on SA4 groups is available in the Statistical Bulletin Explanatory Notes.

Data source details

Format type
csv
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Path name Data Element Definition Data Type Format
SA4_groupings School: Statistical Area, SA4 Grouping Label X

The Statistical Area level 4 (SA4) Group that a school is located in.

CHARACTERSTRING -
metropolitan School: Counts by Remoteness Area, SA4 Group Count N

The number of schools that are in a remoteness category and within a Statistical Area 4 group.


Specific Information:
Data covers government schools in Metropolitan areas.
INTEGERNUMBER -
provincial School: Counts by Remoteness Area, SA4 Group Count N

The number of schools that are in a remoteness category and within a Statistical Area 4 group.


Specific Information:
Data covers government schools in Provincial areas.
INTEGERNUMBER -
remote School: Counts by Remoteness Area, SA4 Group Count N

The number of schools that are in a remoteness category and within a Statistical Area 4 group.


Specific Information:
Data covers government schools in Remote areas.
INTEGERNUMBER -
very_remote School: Counts by Remoteness Area, SA4 Group Count N

The number of schools that are in a remoteness category and within a Statistical Area 4 group.


Specific Information:
Data covers government schools in Very Remote areas.
INTEGERNUMBER -
total School: Counts by Statistical Area 4 Group, N

The number of schools in a particular Statistical Area 4 group.


Specific Information:
Data covers all NSW government schools.
INTEGERNUMBER -

Origin

Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.