The master dataset contains comprehensive information for all government schools in NSW. Data items include school locations, latitude and longitude coordinates, school type, student enrolment numbers, electorate information, contact details and more.

This dataset is publicly available through the Data NSW website, and is used to support the School Finder tool.

Data Notes:

• Data relating to healthy canteen is no longer up to date as it is no longer updated by the Department, this data can be sourced through NSW health.

• Student enrolment numbers are based on the census of government school students undertaken on the first Friday of August; and LBOTE numbers are based on data collected in March.

• School information, such as addresses and contact details, are updated regularly as required, and are the most current source of information.

• Data is suppressed for indigenous and LBOTE percentages where student numbers are equal to, or less than five indicated by "np".

• NSSC out of scope schools will not have an enrolment figure.

• NSSC and LBOTE figures are updated annually in December.

• ICSEA values are updated every February with the previous year's ICSEA values. Small schools, SSPs and Senior Secondary schools do not have their ICSEA values published by ACARA.

• Family Occupation and Educational Index (FOEI) is a school-level index of educational disadvantage. Data is extracted in May and values are updated annually in December.

• Following the introduction of part-time study in secondary schools in 1993, student enrolments are generally reported in full-time equivalent units (FTE). The FTE for students studying less than 10 units, the minimum workload, is determined by the formula: 0.1 x the number of units studied and represented as a proportion of the full-time enrolment of 1.0 FTE.

Data Source:

• Education Statistics and Measurement. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

These datasets contain information about current and former government schools in NSW since 1848.

Data notes:

• Schools that operated as various types of schools have multiple entries.

• Schools with more than one name are listed under the most recent name of the school.

• The name of each school starts with the main part of their name. Words like The, or Upper, or North are treated as subsidiary.

• Schools with the same name are distinguished by numbers. They are numbered according to the date at which the school first used the name.

• An entry for a half-time school generally identifies a partner schools under its latest name.

• This dataset may not include the latest changes in the status of schools.

• For further information about this dataset, please refer to the glossary of school types and database facts from the history of government schools website.

Data source:

• Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation. NSW Department of Education.

The master dataset contains comprehensive information for all government schools in NSW. Data items include school locations, latitude and longitude coordinates, school type, student enrolment numbers, electorate information, contact details and more. Please note the following: Student enrolment numbers are based on the census of government school students undertaken on the first Friday of August 2017. For more information visit the NSW Education Data Hub. Please Note: AURIN has spatially enabled the original data.

Data Notes:

• Data tables from 2016 onwards report school size by number of students. The previous “school classification” is no longer applicable.

• Primary schools enrol students in Kindergarten to Year 6.

• Secondary schools generally enrol students in Years 7 to 12, although some secondary schools only enrol students in the senior years, i.e. Years 11 to 12 or the junior years, i.e. Years 7 to 10 (NSW School of Languages, Aurora College and Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education are included in the ‘Other’ category under Secondary Schools. These schools do not have census enrolments.) .

• Central/community schools have primary and secondary departments and may be established where there is an enrolment in secondary classes of 20 or more. Enrolments in primary departments and secondary departments are included with the appropriate student data.

• Schools for specific purposes (SSPs) are for students with specific needs. Most SSPs have permanent enrolments and include schools for students with intellectual (mild, moderate and severe) and physical disabilities, visual or hearing impairment, behaviour disorders or emotional disturbance, and students in juvenile justice centres. Some SSPs have no permanent enrolments because the children temporarily attending them are enrolled and counted in their own schools. These are mainly hospital schools.

Data Source:

• Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

The master dataset contains comprehensive information for all government schools in NSW as of 24 January 2019. Data items include school locations, latitude and longitude coordinates, school type, student enrolment numbers, electorate information, contact details and more.

For more information visit the NSW Education Data Hub.

Please Note:

• AURIN has spatially enabled the original data.

• Student enrolment numbers are based on the census of government school students undertaken on the first Friday of August.

• School information, such as addresses and contact details, are updated regularly as required, and are the most current source of information.

• Data is suppressed for indigenous and language backgrounds other than English (LBOTE) percentages where student numbers are equal to, or less than five.

• National Schools Collection (NSSC) out of scope schools will not have an enrolment figure.

• NSSC and LBOTE figures are updated annually in December.

• Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) values are updated every April with the previous year's ICSEA values. The master dataset is currently displaying 2016 figures. Small schools, Schools for Specific Purposes (SSPs) and Senior Secondary schools do not have their ICSEA values published by The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).

• Following the introduction of part-time study in secondary schools in 1993, student enrolments are generally reported in full-time equivalent units (FTE). The FTE for students studying less than 10 units, the minimum workload, is determined by the formula: 0.1 x the number of units studied and represented as a proportion of the full-time enrolment of 1.0 FTE.

• Norfolk Island Central School (NICS) is not a NSW government school. NICS is operated by the Australian government. The NSW Department of Education provides school education services under an agreement with the Australian government.

• Source: Statistics and Analysis Unit. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

Hire of school facilities revenue as included in the NSW Department of Education’s Annual Report, and as included in individual NSW government school Annual Reports.

Data Notes:

• The NSW Department of Education encourages local communities to use school buildings, grounds, playing fields and facilities for appropriate purposes.

• The principal is responsible for approving the community use of school facilities following consultation with the school community. School facilities must only be used for activities consistent with the Values in NSW public schools policy.

• Shared use of school facilities should not be a financial burden to the school or the department. Schools may charge appropriate usage fees or, in some cases, provide free use of facilities. Refer to the Sharing of school facilities policy, and the General community use of school facilities page.

• For calendar years 2020, 2021, and 2022, fee waivers provided to external parties for hire of school facilities (due to Covid-19) were reported as hire of school facilities revenue.

Data source:

• Financial Controlling, Finance Directorate, NSW Department of Education

Data Notes:

• Primary schools enrol students in Kindergarten to Year 6.

• Secondary schools generally enrol students in Years 7 to 12, although some secondary schools only enrol students in the senior years, i.e. Years 11 to 12 or the junior years, i.e. Years 7 to 10.

• Central/community schools have primary and secondary departments and may be established where there is an enrolment in secondary classes of 20 or more. Enrolments in primary departments and secondary departments are included with the appropriate student data.

• Schools for specific purposes (SSPs) are for students with specific needs. Most SSPs have permanent enrolments and include schools for students with intellectual (mild, moderate and severe) and physical disabilities, visual or hearing impairment, behaviour disorders or emotional disturbance, and students in juvenile justice centres. Some SSPs have no permanent enrolments because the children temporarily attending them are enrolled and counted in their own schools. These are mainly hospital schools.

Data Source:

• Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

NSW public schools have defined local enrolment areas, meaning that every child is entitled to enrol in a particular school based on his or her residential address. Every public school reserves enough places within their school for students in their local enrolment area. Disclaimer: Due to the evolving nature of school information and local enrolment areas, no responsibility can be taken by the NSW Department of Education, or any of its associated departments, if information is relied upon. For example, but not limited to, real estate purchases or rentals where the school intake zone data is used as a reference source. School catchments areas can change for multiple reasons. These include schools opening and closing, and changes in population demographics, for example. For more information visit https://data.cese.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/ffd4298f-c4b2-48de-a939-e8ba8cc1b70a.

Data Notes Class size audits are conducted by CESE (Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation) in March each year. Audits were not conducted in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. Data for 2020 should be treated with caution. The collection took place in March when schools were impacted by COVID-19, so fewer data checks were carried out. Students attending schools for specific purposes (SSPs), students in support classes in regular schools and distance education students are excluded from average class size calculations. The average class size for each grade is calculated by taking the number of students in all classes that a student from that grade is in (including composite/multi age classes) divided by the total number of classes that includes a student from that grade. This can result in a lower Kindergarten to Year 6 average class size than any individual year level. From 2017, school size is based on primary enrolment rather than school classification. Schools change size, so data in Table 2 is not necessarily comparable to previous iterations in earlier fact sheets. Data Source Education Statistics and Measurement, Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation. Data quality statement The Class Size Audit Data Quality Statement addresses the quality of the Class Size Audit dataset using the dimensions outlined in the NSW Department of Education's data quality management framework: institutional environment, relevance, timeliness, accuracy, coherence, interpretability and accessibility. It provides an overview of the dataset's quality and highlights any known data quality issues.

Our schools are among the safest places in our community for children and young people. However, from time to time, incidents do affect schools just as they affect communities and society as a whole. This publication provides information on incident reports in NSW government schools. Publishing these reports informs the community about incidents in public schools and how the department supports schools through incidents while still protecting the identity of students and staff.

Data Notes:

• Following an incident, the Principal or School Executive is required to notify the department’s Incident Report and Support Hotline which includes seconded NSW Police officers so support and advice can be provided to assist the school with the management of the incident. All criminal related incidents are reviewed by the seconded police officers in line with legislative requirements. In some circumstances the Principal or School Executive may also contact NSW Police directly if an urgent response is required.

• References have been removed which could expose a person to a risk of harm or which reveals the identities, or the personal/health information of students, school staff and community members. Information that may prejudice an investigation has also been removed.

• The categories of incidents that are reported by schools include drugs, technology, violence, weapons and welfare.

• Data is published biannually in January and October.

More information:

• Refer to the individual publications for further information and policy context.

• NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) crime maps

Data Source:

• People Group. NSW Department of Education.

Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments by individual NSW government schools and calendar year (2010-2016). This dataset has been spatialised using each school's latitude and longitude from the NSW Government Department of Education's government schools Master Dataset (https://data.cese.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/nsw-public-schools-master-dataset). Data Notes: Data is derived from the National Schools Statistics Collection (NSSC), which is managed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Enrolments are full-time equivalent (FTE). For the purposes of reporting, only students in Year 11 and 12 may be part-time. Hence there is no difference between "full-time" and "full-time equivalent" enrolments for K-10 or ungraded in NSW government schools. Ungraded students are students who are not assigned to a particular grade. These students are often enrolled in support classes or schools for specific purposes (SSPs). If a school has FTE enrolments greater than 5 for all its grades, then the grade-level FTE data is published. If a schools has FTE enrolments equal to or less than 5, the grade-level FTE data is suppressed and school level FTE data is only published. Where only one grade at a school had a value of <=5, the ungraded cell has also been suppressed for privacy reasons. Where there are no ungraded students, the grade with the next lowest total is also suppressed. School location information obtained from the NSW Department of Education Master Dataset, 14 December 2017 release. For more information visit https://data.cese.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/full-time-equivalent-fte-enrolments-by-individual-nsw-government-schools-and-calendar-year.

Data Notes:\r \r * NSW public schools have defined local enrolment areas, meaning that every child is entitled to enrol in a particular school based on his or her residential address. Every public school reserves enough places within their school for students in their local enrolment area.\r \r * Disclaimer: Due to the evolving nature of school information and local enrolment areas, no responsibility can be taken by the NSW Department of Education, or any of its associated departments, if information is relied upon. For example, but not limited to, real estate purchases or rentals where the school intake zone data is used as a reference source.\r \r * School catchments areas can change for multiple reasons. These include schools opening and closing, and changes in population demographics, for example.\r \r * It is recommended that this dataset be used in conjunction with the Master Dataset to ensure a comprehensive understanding of all government school information. \r \r * School catchment data is updated nightly and accessible through the School Finder tool. \r \r Data Source:\r \r * Asset Management Directorate. NSW Department of Education.

Data notes\r

\r * Data is collected mid-year (census date: first Friday in August) from NSW government schools as per National Schools Statistics Collection (NSCC).\r \r * All primary school students are considered to be full-time. \r \r * From 2020, students in mainstream support classes are reported by their underlying grade of enrolment. Previously, students in support classes in mainstream schools were not included.\r \r * Students in schools for specific purposes (SSPs) are not included.\r \r * Students in distance education and Opportunity Classes (OC) are included with their appropriate grade levels.\r \r * In most scholastic years there are a small number of students in atypical age groups. These have been included in the nearest band. This is indicated with an asterisk. As a result, the sum of each row may not equal the totals reported. See the relevant tables in the Statistical Bulletin for more details.\r \r

Data source\r

\r Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin . Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

The NSW Post-School Destinations and Experiences Survey (PSDES) collects information about the main destinations of recent school leavers in the 6 to 12 months after leaving school.

Data Notes

• The survey collected data on school leavers in the 6-12 months after leaving school in 2023, School leavers comprise students who completed Year 12 and students who left school while they were in Year 10, 11 or 12 (early school leavers).

• There are some caveats and limitations in the generalisability of survey findings to the total population of recent school leavers in NSW. For example, students who completed Year 12 via an alternative pathway other than the HSC, such as the International Baccalaureate, are not counted as Year 12 completers and are not covered in the survey.

• Prior to 2021 a stratified sampling approach was used for the mainstream Year 12 completer survey (excluding Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Connected Community school leavers). The sampling strategy for this group changed to a census for the first time in 2021 and resulted in a marked increase in the overall proportion of responses collected from the target population.

• Time series data of destinations by student type from 2014 to 2018 should be used with caution as some counts of school leavers are estimated from lower cell counts than in later years. Estimates in the data are based on base weights which are adjusted to matched population distributions for school leaver characteristics to minimise non-response bias.

• Each table shows population estimates (as column totals) for each grouping variable and leaver type combination as well as weighted percentages for each of the 10 main destination categories included in the survey. Population estimates and destination percentage breakdowns are also included for all leavers (across leaver type). Findings are reported at a system level (across leavers from government and non-government schools).

• For a full description of notes and caveats, see the 2023 Post-School Destinations and Experiences Survey Technical Report

• See the 2023 Post-School Destinations and Experiences Survey, Annual Report and fact sheets

Data Source

NSW Post-School Destinations and Experiences Survey

Available tables in this dataset:

• Table 1 provides a breakdown of main destination by leaver type and survey year (2014 to 2023).
• Table 2 provides a breakdown of main destination by leaver type and gender (as self-identified) for 2023 only.
• Table 3 provides a breakdown of main destination by leaver type and Aboriginal status (as self-identified) for 2023 only.

This data set shows the average attendance rate for students in NSW government schools by Statistical Area 4 (SA4).

Data notes

• 2021 data is not comparable to previous years due to the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, changes to calculation rules to align with ACARA’s national standards (version 3) and changes to the way attendance data is transferred into the department’s centralised data warehouse. Please refer to 2021 Semester 1 student attendance factsheet for more information.

• 2020 data is not provided because students were encouraged to learn from home for several weeks in Semester 1. Please refer to the factsheet on The effects of COVID-19 on attendance during Semester 1 2020 for more information.

• In 2018 NSW government schools implemented the national standards for student attendance data reporting. This resulted in a fall in attendance rates for most schools due to the inclusion of part day absences and accounting for student mobility in the calculation. Data from 2018 onwards is not comparable with earlier years.

• Schools for Specific Purposes (SSPs) are only included from 2021. Prior to this SSP attendance data was not collected centrally.

• The attendance rate is defined as the number of actual full-time equivalent student days attended by full-time students in Years 1–10 as a percentage of the total number of possible student-days attended in Semester 1. Figures are aligned with the National Report on Schooling and the My School website.

• SA4 refers to the ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 Statistical Area 4 (SA4) – 2021.

• ‘Other Territories’ has been assigned to Norfolk Island Central School, which operated under the responsibility of NSW Department of Education between 2018-2021.

Data source

Semester 1 Return of Absences Collection

Data quality statement

The Attendance Data Quality Statement addresses the quality of the Attendance dataset using the dimensions outlined in the NSW Department of Education's data quality management framework: institutional environment, relevance, timeliness, accuracy, coherence, interpretability and accessibility. It provides an overview of the dataset's quality and highlights any known data quality issues.

This bulletin summarises the diversity of students with a language background other than English (LBOTE) who are enrolled in New South Wales government schools. Data source: Statistical publications. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

In 2012, the School Certificate was discontinued and replaced by the Record of School Achievement (RSA). The RSA is a record of a student’s achievements from Year 10 until they leave school.\r \r Data Notes:\r \r * Data shows the number of Year 10 students in NSW government schools that completed the mandatory courses for an RSA. However, some courses may have been completed when the students were in Year 7, 8 or 9. \r \r * Students need to complete the mandatory requirements for Stage 5 (Year 10) to be eligible for a RSA.\r \r * In 2023, the Total columns include non-binary students. These students are unable to be reported separately due to system limitations.\r \r Data Source:\r \r * Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin . Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.\r

Export Data Access API

National education initiatives and a number of online education services rely on a current and accurate list of schools in Australia. In order to operate, schools must be registered with the respective school registration authority in each state or territory. ACARA has obtained the list from all 14 school registration authorities in Australia in order to create the Australian Schools List. This list provides an update of all schools and campuses in Australia. It also includes school location, school type and school sector attributes.

The ASL was last updated on 28 May 2020 to reflect Term 2 - 2020

https://asl.acara.edu.au/

Metadata

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This dataset provides information on the age profile of permanent government school teachers by school level.

Data Notes:

• Data representing teachers in NSW government schools is obtained through the department’s computerised human resources information system, and is extracted in June each year.

• Age profile of permanent government school teachers only.

• Totals may differ from 100 due to rounding.

• Refer to the individual publication for further information and policy context.

Data Source:

• Human Resources. NSW Department of Education.