Independent Sector Overview 2015

	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	AUST
Students (FT)
Primary	72,514	54,760	53,190	26,559	28,340	4,244	2,861	4,449	246,917
– Junior Secondary	57,552	52,555	41,152	12,359	25,650	3,586	2,828	3,452	199,134
– Senior Secondary	23,821	24,403	22,123	8,009	11,395	1,364	848	1,363	93,326
Secondary	81,373	76,958	63,275	20,368	37,045	4,950	3,676	4,815	292,460
Total	153,887	131,718	116,465	46,927	65,385	9,194	6,537	9,264	539,377
Students (FTE)
Primary	72,527	54,791	53,234	26,565	28,379	4,255	2,861	4,457	247,068
– Junior Secondary	57,599	52,569	41,176	12,366	25,653	3,589	2,828	3,456	199,236
– Senior Secondary	23,876	24,475	22,162	8,056	11,399	1,366	848	1,363	93,545
Secondary	81,475	77,044	63,337	20,422	37,052	4,956	3,676	4,819	292,781
Total	154,002	131,835	116,571	46,988	65,431	9,210	6,537	9,275	539,849
Schools
Primary	73	37	25	33	37	4	3	3	215
Secondary	14	11	11	6	7	0	4	0	53
Combined	208	141	143	54	88	22	13	11	680
Special	41	14	13	1	9	1	0	1	80
Total	336	203	192	94	141	27	20	15	1,028
Staff (FTE)
Teachers	13,177	12,267	8,670	3,630	5,360	851	534	787	45,277
Other	6,141	5,896	5,656	1,749	3,049	486	382	357	23,717
Total	19,319	18,163	14,327	5,379	8,409	1,337	915	1,145	68,994

Source: ABS Schools Australia 2015 (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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