Student enrolment
230,677 Indigenous students were enrolled in Australian schools in 2019 including:
- 20,105 in Pre-Year 1
- 115,817 in Years 1 to 6
- 89,262 in Years 7 to 12
- 5,493 in ungraded schooling (Figure EW 2; ABS 2020).
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In 2019, among Indigenous students:
- 84% (193,080 students) were enrolled in government schools.
- 10% (24,101 students) were enrolled in Catholic schools.
- 6% (13,496 students) were enrolled in independent schools (Figure EW 3).
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In 2019, the number of Indigenous students enrolled by state and territory ranged between:
- 45,725 (New South Wales) and 1,289 (Australian Capital Territory) in Years 1 to 6 (including pre-year 1, or foundation year).
- 24,965 (New South Wales) and 708 (Australian Capital Territory) in Years 7 to 10.
- 6,146 (Queensland) and 268 (Australian Capital Territory) in Year 11 to 12 (Figure EW 4).
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