ACT School Census February 2013
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ACT School Census February 2013 This publication provides information on students enrolled at ACT schools at 20 February 2013. ACT School Census February 2013 Introduction This publication presents the results from the ACT school census conducted on Wednesday, 20 February 2013. The census covers public, Catholic and independent schools from preschool to year 12. This publication also presents information on the number of persons of school age who undertaking school equivalent courses through home education or the Canberra Institute of Technology. Student enrolments 2009 to 2013 At February census 2013, there were 68,825 students enrolled in ACT public and non‐government schools (Table 1), an increase of 1,289 (1.9%) since February 2012. The overall change in the number of enrolments was a result of increases of 1,070 (2.8%) enrolments in primary schools, 207 (1.1%) enrolments in high schools and 13 (3.2%) enrolments in specialist schools. College enrolments remained at similar numbers to 2012 with a decrease of one enrolment. Table 1: Number of enrolments by school level, 2009 to 20131 Level of schooling 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Primary school 35,338 35,980 36,691 37,901 38,971 High school 19,206 19,367 19,289 19,341 19,548 College 9,508 9,708 9,814 9,891 9,890 Specialist school 328 357 350 403 416 Total all schools 64,380 65,412 66,144 67,536 68,825 1 Includes a small number of students who attend more than one school. In 2013, there were 40,879 students enrolled in public schools (Table 2), an increase of 805 enrolments (2.0%) since 2012. This included increases of 714 (3.0%) enrolments in primary schools and 140 (1.5%) enrolments in high schools, a decrease of 62 (-1.0%) enrolments in colleges and an increase of 13 (3.2%) enrolments in specialist schools. Public schools accounted for 59.4 percent of the total student population. The increase in total public school enrolments continued the trend of increases each year since 2009. Non-government school enrolments increased by 484 (1.8%) students compared with 2012. Non‐government schools recorded increases in enrolments across primary schools of 356 (2.6%) students, high schools of 67 (0.7%) students and college of 61 (1.6%) students. Education and Training Directorate, ACT Government 2 ACT School Census February 2013 1 Table 2: Number of enrolments by school level and sector, 2009 to 2013 Sector 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Public - - - - - Primary 22,423 22,833 23,105 23,990 24,704 High 9,654 9,722 9,569 9,614 9,754 College 5,875 5,941 5,986 6,067 6,005 Specialist 328 357 350 403 416 Subtotal public 38,280 38,853 39,010 40,074 40,879 Non-government - - - - - Independent schools - - - - - Primary 4,699 4,904 5,391 5,373 5,471 High 5,900 5,911 5,981 5,985 5,942 College 2,379 2,413 2,414 2,387 2,518 Subtotal independent schools 12,978 13,228 13,786 13,745 13,931 Catholic systemic schools - - - - - Primary 8,216 8,243 8,195 8,538 8,796 High 3,652 3,734 3,739 3,742 3,852 College 1,254 1,354 1,414 1,437 1,367 Subtotal Catholic systemic schools 13,122 13,331 13,348 13,717 14,015 All non-government schools - - - - - Primary 12,915 13,147 13,586 13,911 14,267 High 9,552 9,645 9,720 9,727 9,794 College 3,633 3,767 3,828 3,824 3,885 Subtotal non-government schools 26,100 26,559 27,134 27,462 27,946 Total all schools 64,380 65,412 66,144 67,536 68,825 1 Includes a small number of students who attend more than one school. The total number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments in ACT schools increased by 100 enrolments (6.1%) compared with 2012. Public school enrolments increased by 42 (3.1%) and non‐government schools enrolments increased by 58 (18.6%). The public sector continued to have the highest proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with 78.9% of total enrolments of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. From 2009 to 2013 the number of enrolments of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students increased by 418 (31.4%) students to 1,748, with growth across both the public and non‐government sectors. Table 3: Number of enrolments of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students by sector, 1 2009 to 2013 Sector 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Public schools 1,082 1,208 1,283 1,337 1,379 Non-government schools - - - - - Independent schools 84 94 99 110 127 Catholic systemic schools 164 178 187 201 242 Subtotal non-government schools 248 272 286 311 369 Total 1,330 1,480 1,569 1,648 1,748 1 Includes a small number of students who attend more than one school. In 2013, the number of enrolments of students with special education needs increased by 241 (9.8%) from 2012. The number of enrolments of students with special education needs in public schools increased by 145 (7.7%). Education and Training Directorate, ACT Government 3 ACT School Census February 2013 From 2009 to 2013 the number of enrolments of students with special education needs increased by 496 (22.6%) students to 2,690, with growth across both the public and non‐government sectors. 1 Table 4: Number of special education needs enrolments by sector, 2009 to 2013 Sector 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Public schools 1,783 1,869 1,848 1,890 2,035 Non-government schools - - - - - Independent schools 162 214 224 241 280 Catholic systemic schools 249 265 276 318 375 Subtotal non-government schools 411 479 500 559 655 Total 2,194 2,348 2,348 2,449 2,690 1 Includes all students flagged as special needs, including those students not formally assessed at the time of the census. Table 5 shows the numbers of male and female enrolments across the various school levels from 2009 to 2013. Consistent with previous years, there were slightly more males (51.1%) than females (48.9%) in 2013. At each level of schooling the proportion of males was slightly higher than females. As with previous years, just over two‐thirds (70.7%) of enrolments at specialist schools were male. 1 Table 5: Number of enrolments by school level and gender, 2009 to 2013 Level of schooling 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Primary School - - - - - Male 18,049 18,447 18,861 19,443 20,033 Female 17,289 17,533 17,830 18,458 18,938 Subtotal primary school 35,338 35,980 36,691 37,901 38,971 Per cent male 51.1% 51.3% 51.4% 51.3% 51.4% Per cent female 48.9% 48.7% 48.6% 48.7% 48.6% High School - - - - - Male 9,773 9,857 9,756 9,796 9,850 Female 9,433 9,510 9,533 9,545 9,698 Subtotal high school 19,206 19,367 19,289 19,341 19,548 Per cent male 50.9% 50.9% 50.6% 50.6% 50.4% Per cent female 49.1% 49.1% 49.4% 49.4% 49.6% College - - - - - Male 4,789 4,776 4,834 4,992 4,974 Female 4,719 4,932 4,980 4,899 4,916 Subtotal college 9,508 9,708 9,814 9,891 9,890 Per cent male 50.4% 49.2% 49.3% 50.5% 50.3% Per cent female 49.6% 50.8% 50.7% 49.5% 49.7% Specialist schools - - - - - Male 217 237 234 273 294 Female 111 120 116 130 122 Subtotal specialist schools 328 357 350 403 416 Per cent male 66.2% 66.4% 66.9% 67.7% 70.7% Per cent female 33.8% 33.6% 33.1% 32.3% 29.3% All schools - - - - - Male 32,828 33,317 33,685 34,504 35,151 Female 31,552 32,095 32,459 32,032 33,674 Total all schools 64,380 65,412 66,144 67,536 68,825 Per cent male 51.0% 50.9% 50.9% 51.1% 51.1% Per cent female 49.0% 49.1% 49.1% 48.9% 48.9% 1 Includes a small number of students who attend more than one school. Education and Training Directorate, ACT Government 4 ACT School Census February 2013 Student enrolments 2013 1 Table 6: Number of enrolments by school level, year level and gender, 2013 Percentage of Level of schooling Males Females Total total Primary school - - - - Preschool 2,771 2,467 5,238 7.6 Kindergarten 2,666 2,552 5,218 7.6 Year 1 2,665 2,456 5,121 7.4 Year 2 2,493 2,479 4,972 7.2 Year 3 2,403 2,254 4,657 6.8 Year 4 2,464 2,307 4,771 6.9 Year 5 2,322 2,239 4,561 6.6 Year 6 2,249 2,184 4,433 6.4 Subtotal primary school 20,033 18,938 38,971 56.6 High school - - - - Year 7 2,486 2,446 4,932 7.2 Year 8 2,462 2,387 4,849 7.0 Year 9 2,468 2,444 4,912 7.1 Year 10 2,434 2,421 4,855 7.1 Subtotal high school 9,850 9,698 19,548 28.4 College - - - - Year 11 2,619 2,607 5,226 7.6 Year 12 2,355 2,309 4,664 6.8 Subtotal college 4,974 4,916 9,890 14.4 Specialist schools - - - - Primary school 155 50 205 0.3 High school 97 41 138 0.2 College 42 31 73 0.1 Subtotal specialist schools 294 122 416 0.6 Total 35,151 33,674 68,825 100.0 1 Includes a small number of students who attend more than one school.