Independent Sector Overview 2017


	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	AUST
Students (FT)
Primary	76,156	58,113	53,965	26,843	27,754	4,307	2,940	4,778	254,856
- Junior Secondary	59,833	54,680	42,167	12,247	25,149	3,609	2,503	3,550	203,738
- Senior Secondary	25,398	26,483	22,702	8,185	11,761	1,342	769	1,393	98,033
Secondary	85,231	81,163	64,869	20,432	36,910	4,951	3,272	4,943	301,771
Total	161,387	139,276	118,834	47,275	64,664	9,258	6,212	9,721	556,627
Students (FTE)
Primary	76,163	58,137	54,010	26,857	27,787	4,316	2,940	4,778	254,988
- Junior Secondary	59,901	54,687	42,187	12,250	25,149	3,612	2,503	3,550	203,839
- Senior Secondary	25,490	26,551	22,745	8,218	11,780	1,344	772	1,396	98,295
Secondary	85,391	81,238	64,932	20,468	36,929	4,956	3,275	4,946	302,134
Total	161,554	139,374	118,942	47,325	64,716	9,272	6,215	9,724	557,121
Schools
Primary	71	41	27	32	32	7	3	3	216
Secondary	14	9	12	5	6	1	4	0	51
Combined	212	143	142	58	92	22	13	11	693
Special	46	22	19	3	9	1	0	1	101
Total	343	215	200	98	139	31	20	15	1,061
Staff (FTE)
Teachers	13,972	12,935	9,026	3,718	5,386	868	519	824	47,248
Other	6,667	6,429	6,025	1,886	3,186	535	390	411	25,529
Total	20,639	19,364	15,051	5,603	8,572	1,403	909	1,235	72,776

Source: ABS Schools Australia 2017 (publication no. 4221.0, Tables 35, 42b, 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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