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On June 13, 2024 at 11:00:56 AM +1000, NSW Department of Education-1-285:

  • Changed title to Average government primary school class sizes by year (1997, 2004-2024) (previously Average government primary school class sizes by year (1997, 2004-2023))


  • Removed maintainer from Average government primary school class sizes by year (1997, 2004-2024)


  • Updated description of Average government primary school class sizes by year (1997, 2004-2024) from

    The class size audit is conducted in all NSW government primary, infant and central (primary grades only) schools in March each year. **Notes:** * Class size audits were not conducted in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. Data for other years not included in the factsheet is available through the CSV file below. * 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 year level is calculated from regular and multi-age classes that contain a student from that year level. This can result in a lower K-6 average class size than any individual year level. * From 2017, school size is based on primary enrolment rather than school classification. * Data from earlier years is not replaced in the Class Size fact sheet. Schools change size. Historical data displays the data that was correct in that year. * Refer to the individual class size factsheet publication for further information and policy context. **Data Source:** * 2023 Average Class Size Factsheet
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    **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 1997, 2002 to 2003 and 2011 to 2018 is available on request. • 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:** * 2023 Average Class Size Factsheet


  • Changed value of field update_freq to annually in Average government primary school class sizes by year (1997, 2004-2024)


  • Changed value of field temporal_coverage_to to 2024-12-31 in Average government primary school class sizes by year (1997, 2004-2024)