Independent Sector Overview 2014

	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	AUST
Students (FT)
Primary	71,132	53,115	59,550	26,137	34,443	4,206	2,671	4,365	255,619
– Junior Secondary	56,088	51,674	33,395	12,226	19,725	3,620	2,721	3,486	182,935
– Senior Secondary	23,336	23,947	21,950	7,934	9,665	1,383	807	1,394	90,416
Secondary	79,424	75,621	55,345	20,160	29,390	5,003	3,528	4,880	273,351
Total	150,556	128,736	114,895	46,297	63,833	9,209	6,199	9,245	528,970
Students (FTE)
Primary	71,149	53,143	59,597	26,140	34,493	4,220	2,671	4,367	255,779
– Junior Secondary	56,112	51,681	33,420	12,227	19,727	3,630	2,721	3,489	183,007
– Senior Secondary	23,381	24,014	21,988	7,983	9,671	1,388	809	1,394	90,627
Secondary	79,492	75,695	55,408	20,210	29,398	5,018	3,530	4,883	273,634
Total	150,641	128,837	115,004	46,350	63,890	9,238	6,201	9,250	529,412
Schools
Primary	74	39	29	32	37	5	4	2	222
Secondary	14	12	11	7	4	0	5	0	53
Combined	206	140	135	53	90	22	12	11	669
Special	37	13	11	1	8	1	0	1	72
Total	331	204	186	93	139	28	21	14	1,016
Staff (FTE)
Teachers	12,718	12,043	8,298	3,582	5,168	841	520	761	43,930
Other	5,933	5,548	5,412	1,656	2,886	474	334	342	22,585
Total	18,650	17,591	13,710	5,237	8,054	1,315	855	1,102	66,515

Source: ABS Schools Australia 2014 (publication no. 4221.0, Tables 35a, 40a, 43a and 51a) – pivot tables
Note: There may be some discrepancies in the Staff section due to rounding of FTE figures.

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